Gemina the “crooked-necked giraffe,” one of the Santa Barbara Zoo’s most recognizable and beloved animals, died Wednesday. She was 21.

Gemina the “crooked-necked giraffe,” one of the Santa Barbara Zoo’s most recognizable and beloved animals, has returned to the zoo – even though she passed away in 2008.

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Gemina, a much-visited Baringo giraffe who held her head high on a mysteriously crooked neck, has died at the Santa Barbara Zoo. She was 21. “She was the most famous individual we had,” said ...

The partial skeleton of Gemina, the crooked-neck giraffe that lived at the zoo for 18 years, can now be visited for years to come in the Santa Barbara Zoo’s Discovery Pavilion. Caitlin Fitch Once ...

Gemina, the Santa Barbara Zoo giraffe known around the world for its crooked neck, has died. The giraffe, who was 21 years old, was euthanized on Wednesday, January 9 after zookeepers noticed a loss ...