Penny’s current condition is being treated as serious, according to the most recent update on the newest member of the giraffe herd at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Penny recently re-injured her ...

Penny, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s newest giraffe, was euthanized Monday after veterinarians determined that her dislocated hip, infected leg and other health complications would prevent her from ...

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo officials didn’t want to “wait too long” to end giraffe Penny’s pain, zoo President and CEO Bob Chastain said Tuesday, explaining the sudden decision to euthanize the ...

Good news! The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo updated Saturday that Penny is doing great! The zoo said she did well overnight and took her largest bottle yet around 12:30 a.m. The zoo posted a photo of ...

Officials chose to euthanize her Monday night. Penny was born about eight weeks ago at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. She was the 200th giraffe calf born at the zoo. The zoo is ...