1-year-old giraffe named after Cowboys player dies

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Officials say a 1-year-old giraffe at the Dallas Zoo that was named after Cowboys tight end Jason Witten diedduring a medical exam.Zoo officials tweeted that Witten the giraffe stopped breathing Monday during a medical exam to prepare him fortransfer to a zoo in Canada for a breeding program. It says he had been anesthetized for the exam and had beenhealthy going into it. Efforts to revive him failed.