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The spotless giraffe is a rarity: Research found another giraffe that was born without a pattern in Tokyo in 1972 and two others before that.

A Tennessee zoo is asking the public to vote on a name for one of its newborn giraffes. What makes this giraffe so special is that it was born without any spots. David Bright, the zoo director at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, told "Good Morning America" the reticulated giraffe was born July 31 and its appearance was "definitely a shock."

A zoo in Tennessee says it has welcomed a rare giraffe that does not have any spots.

A giraffe born without spots at a northeastern Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she's anything but ordinary. The female reticulated giraffe was born July 31 at the family-owned Brights Zoo in Limestone, a rural community in northeastern Tennessee. David Bright, one of the zoo’s owners, says the plain brown animal is a rarity: Research found another giraffe that was born without a pattern in Tokyo in 1972 and two others before that. He says the zoo's operators typically don't post about its babies, but they hope the attention helps conservation efforts for the declining numbers ...

Spotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo