A preliminary pathology report into the death of a two-year-old Masai giraffe during a planned surgical operation at the Toronto Zoo earlier this week found that “regurgitated and inhaled ruminal content” was the cause of the animal’s death.
Matumaini, also known as Matu, was under anesthesia while undergoing a castration procedure — to prevent him from breeding with his mother and sister, the zoo told the Star — when he stopped breathing on Thursday.
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Fewer than 35,000 Masai giraffes survive in the wild today, having experienced more than a 50 per cent decline in the past 30 years.