Giraffe Plasma Bank

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Ready to help

Two of the giraffe at B Bryan Preserve, Jagger and Jimmy, are experts at blood draws and have gone the extra mile to become voluntary plasma donors!

Two nubian giraffes interacting in a fenced outdoor area with trees and hills in the background.
Group of smiling women, standing indoors near a large window, with a nubian giraffe peeking through the window behind them waiting for a snack.

Animal care staff have worked consistently with them to create a positive environment with their favorite snacks, where they allow our veterinarian to draw blood consistently for 10 minutes into a plasma bag. This bag is then spun down, frozen, and stored at the preserve. It’s ready at any time to be overnight shipped to another facility if they have a struggling newborn giraffe calf in need of a transfusion.

People feeding a nubian giraffe from a platform at B. Bryan Preserve in Point Arena, Califronia.
A person's hand petting a nubian giraffe.