Unique, spotless giraffe calf wows crowd at Tennessee zoo after public debut

WATCH: Rare spotless giraffe born in U.S. There's a new giraffe at a zoo in Tennessee and it was born without spots -- one of the only in the world.

This giraffe calf was born last month in a Tennessee zoo without the animal's common and most distinct feature: its patches.

Brights Zoo believes the calf could even be a one-of-a-kind living specimen. Reticulated giraffes are rarely born without their spot pattern.

According to local media, the last reported spotless giraffe was born in a Japanese zoo in 1972.

Now she needs a name, which will be chosen through a social media poll that runs through Sept. 4.

Watch the baby giraffe interact with other giraffes at the zoo in the video at the top of this article

With files from Reuters