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Bright’s Zoo in Tennessee welcomed a rare spotless baby giraffe last year, believed to be the only one of her kind alive today. However the lack of spots—which serve as camouflage and regulate body temperature—makes her more vulnerable to overheating. The last record of a spotless giraffe dates back to the 1970s, when Toshiko was born in a zoo in Japan.