A Danish zoo has euthanized a healthy male giraffe, named Marius, saying it had a duty to avoid inbreeding. This photo of the giraffe was taken on February 7. The 18-month-old giraffe was put down with a bolt gun on Sunday, February 9, according to a zoo spokesman.
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A Danish zoo has euthanized a healthy male giraffe, named Marius, saying it had a duty to avoid inbreeding. This photo of the giraffe was taken on February 7. The 18-month-old giraffe was put down with a bolt gun on Sunday, February 9, according to a zoo spokesman.
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Protestors demonstrate outside the Copenhagen Zoo against the killing of the giraffe on February 9.
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Protestors demonstrate outside the Copenhagen Zoo against the killing of the giraffe on February 9.
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After an autopsy the giraffe was dismembered in front of a zoo audience that included children, and fed to the zoo's lions.
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After an autopsy the giraffe was dismembered in front of a zoo audience that included children, and fed to the zoo's lions.
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Visitors to the zoo watch as the giraffe is autopsied and butchered.
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Visitors to the zoo watch as the giraffe is autopsied and butchered.
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A zoo vet carries out an autopsy on the giraffe.
Danish zoo kills healthy giraffe —
A zoo vet carries out an autopsy on the giraffe.
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The giraffe was killed using a bolt gun, not a lethal injection, so that the meat would not be contaminated and could be used to feed the lions and other carnivores.
Danish zoo kills healthy giraffe —
The giraffe was killed using a bolt gun, not a lethal injection, so that the meat would not be contaminated and could be used to feed the lions and other carnivores.
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