Marius
Reticulated giraffe
Marius was a male giraffe living at Copenhagen Zoo. Though healthy, he was genetically unsuitable for future captive breeding, as his genes were over-represented in the captive population, so the zoo authorities decided to euthanize him. Wikipedia
Born: 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: February 9, 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark
Species: Giraffa reticulata
Owner: Governed by Copenhagen Zoo