Lucy the giraffe dies after giving birth

Death in captivity: Lucy was in labour for more than 48 hours and unable to deliver the calf. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network

SINGAPORE: Lucy the giraffe – a much-loved resident of Singapore Zoo – died while giving birth.

Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), which manages the zoo, said in a Facebook post on Monday that 14-year-old Lucy had gone into labour over the weekend and that things did not go smoothly.