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FILE - In this Friday, April 4, 2014, file photo, 6-month-old Kyah, a giraffe at the Oklahoma City Zoo, sits on the ground as she grazes at the zoo in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City Zoo officials say, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, that Kyah, who had a terminal heart defect, has died during surgery. Kyah had an extra blood vessel wrapped around her esophagus _ a symptom of a congenital heart defect _ that prevented her from holding down solid food. She was euthanized during surgery when surgeons realized she would not overcome complications of the hours-long surgery, said zoo spokeswoman Candice Rennels. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Giraffe dies in surgery for terminal heart defect

By BAILEY ELISE McBRIDE - Associated Press

Six-month-old Kyah, a giraffe at the Oklahoma City Zoo, sits on the ground as she grazes at the zoo in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 4, 2014. Kyah will undergo surgery at Oklahoma State University to repair a vessel in her heart that has wrapped around her esophagus, making it difficult for her to eat solid foods, at a time when her mother is trying to wean her. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Surgery could fix giraffe’s terminal birth defect

By BAILEY ELISE McBRIDE - Associated Press