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Giraffe at Honolulu Zoo dies of old age

Nina Wu
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 1988

Nairobi the giraffe at 5 months old at the Honolulu Zoo in 1998. The zoo announced that Nairobi, 21, died Wednesday morning from complications due to old age.

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STAR-ADVERTISER / 1988

Nairobi the giraffe at age 5 months at the Honolulu Zoo in 1998. The zoo announced that Nairobi, 21, died this morning from complications due to old age.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2017

The front entrance of the Honolulu Zoo last year. The zoo announced today that Nairobi, a 21-year-old male giraffe, died from complications due to old age.