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Dead giraffe to be conserved, says Uwec
Ms Maria Mutagamba (L), the minister of Tourism, feeds Tangi, which was found dead at Uwec last week. Uwec says it has started the process of preserving Tangi’s bones. Photo by Martin Ssebuyira.
What you need to know:
Last week Uwec announced it had lost one of its most friendly giraffes, Tangi, which was found lying dead in its exhibit.
Entebbe- The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (Uwec) has said it will conserver bones of Tangi, the giraffe that was found dead last, week for education purposes.
Ms Belinda Atim Michaels, the centre’s spokesperson told the Daily Monitor that since Tangi had not died of a dangerous illness, its body would be preserved for education purposes.
“Tangi was a darling to many visitors and many would want to have a remembrance. It is also one of the rare species of giraffes that we need to preserve,” she said.
Last week Uwec announced it had lost one of its most friendly giraffes, Tangi, which was found lying dead in its exhibit.
The giraffe was a female sub-adult Rothschild.
According to the centre’s medical report, the giraffe died of mass growth, a chronic offset that led to gradual intestinal obstruction, sudden colic and toxaemia (high level of bacterial toxins) due to retention of excreta.
The observations
The centre also indicated that Tangi had been thrifty with loose and scanty stool, and had manifested signs suggestive of intestinal dysfunction with severe recurrent colic for which she was under observation.
She was immediately attended to by the veterinarians at Uwec and had been considered out of mortal danger.
Ms Atim said her care-givers had reported that she had started to recover as was evidenced by her improved feeding habits and level of energy.
