LUFKIN, Texas — The Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin announced the death of their 31-year-old giraffe, Maasai.
She passed away on July 7. She was 31 years old, 9 months and 7 days old, holding the record for the oldest living giraffe in human captivity.
“Twiga helped our other two giraffes, Kellen and Luna, feel comfortable in their new home in Lufkin,” Ellen Trout Zoo Director Gordon Henley said. “She will be greatly missed.”
Maasai was born in the Los Angeles Zoo on Oct. 1, 1991. From there she was transferred to the Ellen Trout Zoo on June 4, 2008 from the Racine Zoo in Wisconsin.
