A 12 year old giraffe at the Greater Vancouver Zoo has died.
General Manager Jody Henderson says Jafari was found dead in his heated barn about 7:30 this morning by animal care staff.
Henderson says it's a complete shock.
"I mean, Jafari was extremely healthy, had no previous conditions whatsoever."
A necropsy is beind done to determine how he died.
Jafari is the third giraffe at the zoo to die within the last year.