BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) 鈥� A young giraffe named for a Louisiana football star has died at the Baton Rouge Zoo, zoo officials said Thursday.
In a news release the zoo says that the 20-month-old giraffe named Burreaux 鈥� after Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and former LSU star Joe Burrow 鈥� died early Wednesday.
The zoo says Burreaux fell ill Tuesday with a sudden onset of symptoms including a severe cough and overall agitation.
鈥淭he Zoo鈥檚 veterinary staff took immediate measures to help, including swiftly administering medications to stabilize,鈥� the statement said. 鈥淎s well, he underwent constant staff evaluation to optimize his chances of recovery. The Zoo鈥檚 team reached out to numerous zoological veterinarians throughout the nation 鈥� none of which had experienced a giraffe with comparable symptoms.鈥�
The zoo said an LSU veterinary team has performed a necropsy to determine the possible cause of death. The official results are expected in about 30 days.
The Associated Press
