RACINE, Wis. (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A zoo's beloved giraffe named "Jabari" tragically died after falling in his holding area. A beloved giraffe at the Racine Zoo has died, officials announced.

The first giraffe born in the Western Hemisphere was born in Cincinnati in 1889. In 1978, the first building devoted to insects in any U.S. Zoo opened.

One of my first memories is of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden ... and guests can view elephants both inside and out (similar to Giraffe Ridge). Over winter break, I finally got the chance to ...