Rare Spotless Giraffe Born at Tennessee Zoo Needs a Name
A rare spotless giraffe was born recently at Brights Zoo in Tennessee. The last known spotless giraffe was born in Japan in 1972. Starting Tuesday, the zoo is letting the public vote on its name. People can submit their picks on the zoo's Facebook page through Labor Day. The choices are:
Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said.
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday.
Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.