Giraffe dead in Hyderabad Zoo

Bubbly, a four-year-old female giraffe at Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, breathed its last on Wednesday, following some disorder affecting the lungs.The animal had sleeplessness and lost appetite f

Bubbly, a four-year-old female giraffe at Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, breathed its last on Wednesday, following some disorder affecting the lungs. The animal had sleeplessness and lost appetite for the past one week and was on medication. It was being treated by the veterinary team at the zoo, a source at the zoo told The Hindu. With its death, the 380-acre city is left with only two Giraffes -- Tsunami Basant and Sunny. The Zoo Director and Curator Dr. Siddhanand Kukrety and VVL Subhadra Devi, respectively, did not respond to the repeated calls by this correspondent to deny or confirm the news officially.