R.I.P to the Crooked Necked Giraffe

So I just went to the LA Times website and saw the bad news... the crooked neck giraffe. I saw the letters S.B. on the front page and got interested. When I read the headline it made me sad. The crooked-necked giraffe was a big part of Santa Barbara and was one of the many happy memories I had of the place. R.I.P crooked-necked giraffe.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-giraffe12jan12,0,5437153.story?coll=la-home-center

(photo - Arti and I with the crooked necked giraffe in the background)