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Why These Vets Are Tracking Giraffes in the Wild

6th - Higher Ed
This species of giraffe is only found in northern Kenya, so tracking them is important for conservation efforts.
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Feeding a Baby Giraffe Can Be a Tall Order

6th - Higher Ed
Follow along with lead mammal keeper Lissa McCaffree as she attempts to bottle-feed giraffe calf Baridi.
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Come Along for the First Check-Up for This Baby Giraffe

6th - Higher Ed
The 1-day-old giraffe passed her first health exam with flying colors.
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The Momentous Occasion of the Birth of a New Baby Giraffe

6th - Higher Ed
Zookeepers and doctors meet a new giraffe calf for the first time.
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A Young Orphaned Giraffe Calf Makes a New Friend

6th - Higher Ed
Why the pairing is putting zookeepers at ease.
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What It's Like to Hand-Raise a Baby Giraffe

6th - Higher Ed
Follow along as keepers give baby "Congo" his morning bottle and see what it takes to raise the world's tallest baby animals.
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A Newborn Giraffe Calf Makes Some New Friends

6th - Higher Ed
Watch as Harriet's four-day-old calf is introduced to some gazelles and the rest of the giraffe herd at the San Diego Zoo.
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What It's Like to Bottle-Feed a Giraffe

6th - Higher Ed
Learn what it's like to care for a baby animal that's even taller than you are.
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How Zookeepers Train Newborn Giraffes to Step on a Scale

6th - Higher Ed
The simple act of weighing in a baby giraffe presents more challenges than you might think - but luckily animal trainers have some tricks at their disposal to get calves to cooperate.
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How to Tell Different Giraffe Species Apart

6th - Higher Ed
Learn the difference between Reticulated and Rothschilds giraffes.
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Weighing a Newborn Giraffe Calf is More Complicated Than You Think

6th - Higher Ed
Learn what challenges keepers face with this routine exam.
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A Baby Black Duiker and an Okapi Calf Start Out on the Journey of Life

6th - Higher Ed
Learn all about these fast-growing African mammals.
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The Joys and Challenges of Halter Training an Okapi Calf

6th - Higher Ed
Meet Zuri, a 3-year-old okapi born at the San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, and see the special bond he has with his keeper Sue.
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A Baby Giraffe Begins Life With a Big Drop to the Ground

6th - Higher Ed
Learn all about how giraffe calves are born and reared.
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Zookeepers Have to Get Creative to Bottle-Feed Giraffe Calves

6th - Higher Ed
See what tricks animal handlers have to employ to get baby giraffes to cooperate sometimes.
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A Newborn Giraffe Calf Takes His First Steps

6th - Higher Ed
Watch as he greets the world for the first time.
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Zookeepers and Doctors Meet a New Baby Giraffe for the First Time

6th - Higher Ed
Having a new giraffe calf at the San Diego Zoo is always an exciting event.
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A Giraffe Researcher Tours a "Giraffe Orphanage" in Kenya

6th - Higher Ed
Meet the members of this giraffe "tower," and their friendly caretaker.
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A Baby Giraffe Passes His First Exam

6th - Higher Ed
Giraffes on average are six feet at birth, but this little guy measured in a little shorter than usual.
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Check Out This Giraffe’s Long Tongue and What It Can Do!

6th - Higher Ed
Go behind the scenes of the giraffe exhibit at the San Diego Zoo for some facts that will change how you look at these giant, beautiful animals.
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A Momma Giraffe and Her 2-Week-Old Calf Explore Their New Habitat for the First Time

6th - Higher Ed
See how the rest of the herd interacts with the pair.
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Behind the Scenes of San Diego Zoo's Giraffe Exhibit

6th - Higher Ed
Meet all the members of the herd.