Jimmie, Possibly The Oldest Living Male Giraffe In The World, In ‘Hospice Care’ At Plumpton Park Zoo

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RISING SUN, Md. (WJZ) — The Plumpton Park Zoo announced Tuesday that 1 of the zoo’s main attractions, Jimmie the giraffe, is successful hospice care.

This 3,000 lb carnal has earned the emotion of galore implicit his 26 years of life, 25 of them close present astatine the zoo successful Cecil County.

“He is the bosom of the zoo, everyone who knows Plumpton Park knows Jimmie,” said zoo manager Cheryl Lacovara.

When you propulsion into the zoo parking batch you spot a silhouette of Jimmie the giraffe. Jimmie adjacent has his own Facebook page.

Oftentimes animals bash unrecorded longer successful captivity than they bash successful the chaotic due to the fact that of the healthcare and balanced, unchangeable fare they get, but 26 years is inactive impressive.

“Jimmie is 26 1/2 years old. May 9 is his birthday, he’s halfway to 27,” said Lacovara. “Typically, antheral giraffes unrecorded to beryllium astir 20.”

And with that, Jimmie is the oldest surviving giraffe successful the U.S., perchance successful the full world.

“Well, that giraffe is older than me, truthful I mean, I deliberation that’s beauteous cool,” said zoo visitant Ciara Hohman.

Under aged management, Jimmie lived unsocial for 10 years. But erstwhile Locavara took over, they got Jimmie a woman and companion, Annabell, and the 2 deed it off. She adjacent came successful to cheque connected him portion we visited connected Tuesday.

“They person created a bully small bond, truthful she tries to assistance him erstwhile she tin and she comes successful and checks connected him erstwhile helium stays inside,” said Lacovara

As Jimmie battles the issues that travel with surviving a agelong life, the zoo is present doing what they tin to marque him comfortable.

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Jimmie has battled a hoof contented for galore years of his life. Right present helium sees the vet often and has peculiar accommodations wherever helium lives.