After much anticipation, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo announces giraffe is not pregnant

After a long anticipated period of time of waiting for one of their female giraffe’s to become pregnant, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has determined 11-year-old Laikipia is in fact NOT pregnant after all.

The Zoo posted a Facebook live to their official site saying, “after several blood, fecal and ultrasound tests throughout the year have given us some evidence of a pregnancy, she is now well outside of a typical gestation window. We now believe the test results led us down the wrong path.”

A Zoo spokeswoman Jenny Koch told the Gazette, tests can predict giraffe pregnancy with 100 percent certainty.

In early April, the zoo announced the possibility of two birth giraffe births near late April or early May. They even set up a camera near the birthing stall in case this were to happen as staff members posted live videos to thousands loyal zoo fans on Facebook.

Even though there are no babies currently on the way for the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, staff members did say their outdoor cams will continue to stay on, so viewers can catch up with the 16 total giraffes at the zoo. Fans just have to visit cmzoo.org/giraffecam or search for the zoo on YouTube.

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You may recall the zoo’s beloved giraffe Muziki giving birth back in June, but a chain of the calve’s health problems caused it to have to be euthanized at just 8 weeks old.

The sad and difficult decision was made by the zoo’s President and CEO Bob Chastain.

The zoo is home to the biggest captive giraffe herd.