AMANI WAS THE OLDEST GIRAFFE IN THE CMZOO HERD, AND THE NINTH OLDESST GIRAFFE IN THE AZA – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo said a loving goodbye to Amani (pronounced a-mah-nee), a 26-year-old female reticulated giraffe, on Wed., Oct. 7. After a quick decline in her health due to age-related issues, her care team made the difficult but compassionate decision to euthanize her. She was the oldest giraffe in the CMZoo herd and the ninth oldest giraffe in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums... more