Sad new- Taronga looses giraffe » Taronga Zoo

Zoo_Boy · 17-12-2007, 07:31 PM

No Hope: zoo puts down blind giraffe - National - smh.com.au

despite the awful pun, sadely, this morning, the decision was made to euthanise Hope, the 24 year old giraffe, who was suffering age related illness.

A beautiful giraffe with an amzing story!

Jo · 17-12-2007, 07:34 PM

Poor keepers, it must have been very upsetting for them. I hope it at least went smoothly.

torie · 17-12-2007, 09:06 PM

i was there this morning but didnt want to say anything before it came out publically. the zoo was a very very sad place and it was actually quite inspirational to be there and the number of keepers who felt a personal connection to her and were just totally devestated. the whole procedure went smothly and quickly and realistically it was for the better because she had lost a lot of condition in the past few days and was starting to stummble.

but seeing her body being removed from that exhibit is something i never ever want to see again.

rest in peace hope we are all going to miss her so much

patrick · 18-12-2007, 09:53 AM

um,
what does one actually do with a dead giraffe? or rhino or elephant for that matter?

Zooish · 18-12-2007, 06:33 PM

Bones, skulls, dentition, horns, paws and certain body parts may be preserved for education/display purposes.

The rest of the carcass is buried or cremated.

*ZooYouthBen* · 18-12-2007, 08:30 PM

at adelaide they keep just about everything, theres is a group of VOLUNTEERS at teh zoo who do all the preservation, its funny watching old folks (:P) cut up and rip at exotic animals, just doesnt make sense

jay · 21-12-2007, 11:41 AM

Taronga isn't the only one to lose a giraffe. Just found out that Gerry, a male giraffe at Western Plains has also passed away aged 19. I'm not sure and I'll check when I get home but I think he is the son of Hope who passed away Taronga

NZ Jeremy · 24-12-2007, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoo_Boy

I know after the post moteum most zoos do, wpz buries the animals, as do most open range zoos, i belive mnay inner city zoos with no lagre land areas to bury, inceinerate animals bodies.

An autopsy of an animal is called necropsy...

I caught my forensic pathologist out at Uni with that one when he was showing us the slides of a autopsy of a man who had been mauled by a Puma (in the neck, gruesome slides) and subsequently the slides of the Puma (which had been shot dead) as he cut open the Puma's stomach and said, "During the autopsy of the Puma", I put up my hand and said, "Don't you mean Necropsy..?", to which he shot me down with something clever I can't remember...

Zooey · 02-07-2008, 04:44 PM

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um,
what does one actually do with a dead giraffe? or rhino or elephant for that matter?

Sorry my reply to this thread comes so late but just to let you know... when Ranee the elephant died years ago at Taronga they buried her in the old Australian Bird Lawns.
Unfortunately they must have forgotten to check the Master Plan as that is obviously now Backyard to Bush. Believe it or not they then had to dig up and bury her decaying body again elsewhere.
Just thought you might be interested to know that. So much for all the money that goes into the Master Plan!

Regards,
Zooey

glyn · 04-07-2008, 11:38 PM

her decaying body? im pretty sure when work started on B2B over three years after she was buried there wouldnt have been too much meat left on her bones.

17-12-2007, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zoo_Boy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 0	Sad new- Taronga looses giraffe No Hope: zoo puts down blind giraffe - National - smh.com.au despite the awful pun, sadely, this morning, the decision was made to euthanise Hope, the 24 year old giraffe, who was suffering age related illness. A beautiful giraffe with an amzing story!

17-12-2007, 09:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
torie Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 246	i was there this morning but didnt want to say anything before it came out publically. the zoo was a very very sad place and it was actually quite inspirational to be there and the number of keepers who felt a personal connection to her and were just totally devestated. the whole procedure went smothly and quickly and realistically it was for the better because she had lost a lot of condition in the past few days and was starting to stummble. but seeing her body being removed from that exhibit is something i never ever want to see again. rest in peace hope we are all going to miss her so much Last edited by torie; 17-12-2007 at 09:29 PM.

17-12-2007, 07:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jo Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 213	Poor keepers, it must have been very upsetting for them. I hope it at least went smoothly.

18-12-2007, 09:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
patrick Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne, victoria, australia Posts: 2,543	um, what does one actually do with a dead giraffe? or rhino or elephant for that matter?

18-12-2007, 06:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zooish Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sunny Singapore Posts: 420	Bones, skulls, dentition, horns, paws and certain body parts may be preserved for education/display purposes. The rest of the carcass is buried or cremated.

18-12-2007, 08:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
ZooYouthBen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia Posts: 1,030	at adelaide they keep just about everything, theres is a group of VOLUNTEERS at teh zoo who do all the preservation, its funny watching old folks (:P) cut up and rip at exotic animals, just doesnt make sense

21-12-2007, 11:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
jay Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: brisbane, qld, australia Posts: 729	Taronga isn't the only one to lose a giraffe. Just found out that Gerry, a male giraffe at Western Plains has also passed away aged 19. I'm not sure and I'll check when I get home but I think he is the son of Hope who passed away Taronga

02-07-2008, 04:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zooey Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 5	patrick Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne, victoria, australia Posts: 2,913 um, what does one actually do with a dead giraffe? or rhino or elephant for that matter? Sorry my reply to this thread comes so late but just to let you know... when Ranee the elephant died years ago at Taronga they buried her in the old Australian Bird Lawns. Unfortunately they must have forgotten to check the Master Plan as that is obviously now Backyard to Bush. Believe it or not they then had to dig up and bury her decaying body again elsewhere. Just thought you might be interested to know that. So much for all the money that goes into the Master Plan! Regards, Zooey

04-07-2008, 11:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
glyn Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: sydney Posts: 1,380	her decaying body? im pretty sure when work started on B2B over three years after she was buried there wouldnt have been too much meat left on her bones.