World ‘This is a dark day’: A pair of rare white giraffes are dead in Kenya, likely killed by poachers March 10, 2020March 12, 2020Joel Shannon, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘This is a dark day’: A pair of rare white giraffes are dead in Kenya, likely killed by poachers The rare animals had a condition called leucism. The mother and a calf gained international attention in 2017 when the pair was captured on video.