Overview

• Tilodi, a two-year-old reticulated giraffe at Wilhelma Stuttgart, died during surgery for intestinal volvulus in early May 2025.
• The giraffe succumbed to circulatory failure while under anesthesia, with his condition worsened by digestive issues and reduced appetite prior to surgery.
• Tilodi had been part of the zoo's European Endangered Species Program, aimed at conserving the threatened reticulated giraffe population.
• His death represents a significant loss for the zoo’s breeding program, which hoped to utilize his genetic value to bolster the species’ numbers.
• Wilhelma is now awaiting a genetically suitable replacement bull to continue its conservation efforts for this East African species.