NAIROBI, Kenya — A white female giraffe and her 7-month-old calf, whose rare pigmentation mesmerized wildlife enthusiasts around the world, have been killed by … A rare white giraffe and her 7-month-old calf were found slaughtered in a nature conservancy in Kenya this week. Allahpundit Posted at 7:21 pm on February 10, 2014. Giraffes are typically killed for sport by trophy hunters. 'The worst part of trophy hunting is the fact that the hunters can miss their target and fail to kill the giraffe quickly. The hunts usually last 3 to 5 days. A young giraffe at Copenhagen Zoo has been euthanised - in the words of officials - to prevent inbreeding. Giraffes protect themselves from intruders with their legs. He got a better end than 99 percent of giraffes in the wild do. There may be just one more white giraffe left on Earth. So why, then, would a zoo kill a healthy, young giraffe? The BBC examines the reasons for the action, which caused an outcry. Giraffes with leucism retain their dark eyes, whereas animals with albinism have pink eyes Birds, lions, fish, peacocks, penguins, eagles, hippos, moose and snakes have all displayed traits of leucism Cycle of life. The giraffe is the tallest mammal on Earth. Share on Facebook. The money and the meat goes to the area the giraffe was killed in. Is no unethical to kill a healthy giraffe because they could heal before doing the euthanized, and is no unethical to kill some animal from a lot people and kids . It’s set up all legit - she can’t just walk over there and blast one. Why’d they kill that giraffe? Bengt Holst, the Copenhagen Zoo's scientific director, offered answers, but these only caused more alarm. And it’s usually an overly aggressive / dying giraffe they’re allowed to hunt. The Kenya Wildlife Service was called to the reserve after it was reported the giraffes hadn't been seen in quite a while. Talley defended her kill in an email to Fox News: “The giraffe I hunted was the South African sub-species of giraffe. Danish zoo kills healthy giraffe – A Danish zoo has euthanized a healthy male giraffe, named Marius, saying it had a duty to avoid inbreeding. These are their primary and most powerful weapons that save them from death. The impact of a single kick in the head or a sensitive part of a predator is enough to kill it, but the experienced predators are extremely cautious, and therefore know the exact moment to attack. The mother giraffe and her calf were killed by poachers, they said. This photo of the giraffe was taken on February 7.