Fla. zoo: Giraffe dies after heavy vomiting
GULF BREEZE (AP) – A male giraffe at The Zoo of Northwest Florida died over the weekend after a bout of heavy vomiting.
A zoo staffer heard loud noises coming from the giraffe barn on Sunday afternoon and found 13-year-old Colby lying down and trying to get up. The zoo veterinarian tried to treat the animal but Colby died after inhaling vomit into his lungs.