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A spotless giraffe was spotted in the wild weeks after one was born at a Tennessee zoo, a conservation organization announced in a news release. A rare spotless giraffe was spotted in the wild mere weeks after one was born at a Tennessee zoo, a conservation organization announced in a press release Monday. The Angolan giraffe was photographed on a private game reserve in central Namibia, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. In July, a spotless giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, in what David Bright, the zoo's director, told "Good Morning America" was "definitely a shock." MORE: American caver hoisted to safety after 12 days in Turkish cave Following a naming contest, where the zoo asked the public to name the giraffe, the animal was named Kipekee, which means "unique" in Swahili. Bright said Kipekee is "doing well and growing." "This is our first one without a pattern," said Bright, who has bee...

Historically low water levels in the Mississippi River have allowed saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep up the river and into local water sources. More than a million people around New Orleans are now within weeks of saltwater polluting their water supply for the first time in 35 years as officials work around the clock to address the problem. Drought, subsidence, rising seas and manmade changes to the river have led to historically low water levels in the Mississippi River and allowed saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep up the river and into local water sources. Councilman Mitch Jurisch is among 4,000 people in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, who have already been dealing with high chloride levels in their water for months. The area encompasses the lowest part of the river before it reaches the Gulf of Mexico. Councilman Mitch Jurisch discusses the effects of high chloride levels in the water in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. ABC News "We got the word on June 19 tha...

A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw will be returning home after five weeks in a Utah hospital A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home after five weeks in a Utah hospital , a physician and his family said Friday during a news conference. Rudy Noorlander, who answered most questions at the University of Utah hospital by writing on a white board, is looking forward to having a root beer float, reuniting with his Yorkshire terrier Sully, return ing to the outdoors and maybe even being able to attend the rivalry Football Game next month between the Montana Grizzlies and his beloved Montana State Bobcats. “And he's developed a whole new hatred toward the University of Montana,” his daughter Katelynn Noorlander Davis said, referring to the team's mascot. Noorlander can speak briefly, but it hurts “a little,” he said. He will need speech therapy, his surgeo...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook Northern California's on New Year's Day, striking in the same area where a tremor struck about two weeks ago. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook Northern California on New Year's Day, striking in the same area where a tremor killed two people and caused major damage less than two weeks ago, authorities said. Sunday's earthquake occurred at 10:35 a.m. and its epicenter was pinpointed nine miles east of Rio Dell in Humboldt County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Route 211 was temporarily closed as inspectors checked a bridge that crosses the Eel River in Humboldt County for damage, according to the California Department of Transportation. A home damaged by an earthquake can be seen in Rio Dell, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022. Godofredo A. Vã¡squez/AP, FILE The shaker caused a power outage in the Rio Dell area, about 245 miles...