Bad B*tch Giraffe Born in Tennessee Zoo

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A female reticulated giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in northeastern Tennessee late last month — but unlike her mother she was born without any spots, a rarity.


Standing 14 to 15 feet tall, giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world. When mothers give birth, the calves are already 6 feet tall, and other than on especially rare occasions, they're born covered from hoof to horn in brown spots. Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn., announced that it welcomed the birth of a reticulated giraffe without any spots on July 31, WJHL 11 News reported.


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Does that mean she's about to be hotter than the rest of the giraffes?

Giraffe's patches (spots) are first and foremost for camouflage. But underneath each patch lies a very sophisticated system of blood vessels.

Around each patch there is a quite large blood vessel that then branches off into smaller vessels underneath the patch.

A giraffe can send blood through these small branches into the middle of the patch in order to release heat through this system. Each patch acts as a thermal window to release body heat.
 
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