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MOKOPANE, South Africa — A dog in South Africa befriended a baby giraffe that was abandoned at birth, rescued and taken to a local orphanage.
Jazz the giraffe arrived at The Rhino Orphanage just days after birth. A farmer found him in the wild, weak and dehydrated, and called the center for help.
Resident watchdog Hunter quickly began to care for the newcomer.
Caretaker Janie Van Heerden said they bonded immediately.
She said the baby giraffe was given IV fluids and is doing much better. He is being fed milk and is trying to eat leaves.
Unfortunately, the giraffe collapsed and died after hemorrhaging in the brain, The Rhino Orphanage said Dec. 6 in a Facebook post.