People – Azizi, the last calf born to April, the giraffe who became a viral sensation after the births of two of her calves were live-streamed on the internet, unexpectedly died Tuesday, according to the East Texas Zoo and Gator Park.
On Wednesday, the zoo shared on Facebook that the 1½-year-old giraffe “passed during a veterinary examination” at the facility.
The young giraffe, whose birth was livestreamed for the world to watch last year — was recently treated for a “parasitic issue” and appeared to show signs of improvement leading up to his death.
The post-mortem review revealed that Azizi had a “twisted gut around his cranial mesenteric artery, which was ultimately the cause of his death,” according to the zoo.
His condition was described as “unexpected and unpreventable.”
