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  2. Giraffe Centre - Wikipedia

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    Giraffe Centre. / -1.374469; 36.742324. The Giraffe Centre is located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the vulnerable giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa . In 1979, the Giraffe Center, a nature sanctuary for visiting and including ...

  3. Giraffe Manor - Wikipedia

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    Giraffe Manor. / -1.3756; 36.7447. Giraffe Manor is a small hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya which, together with its associated Giraffe Centre, serves as a home to a number of endangered Rothschild's giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies.

  4. Betty Leslie-Melville - Wikipedia

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    Along with her husband Jock Leslie-Melville and their adopted giraffe Daisy, they were the subject of the film The Last Giraffe (1979) with Susan Anspach playing Betty. [3] As part of their fund-raising efforts, Betty and Jock Leslie-Melville collaborated on a series of books about animals, most of them characterized by Betty's rather ...

  5. Nairobi National Park - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengela plains. Herbivores gather in the park during the dry season.

  6. Geoffrey William Griffin - Wikipedia

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    Died. 28 June 2005. (2005-06-28) (aged 72) Known for. Founding director of Starehe Boys' Centre and School. Geoffrey William Griffin OBE [1] was the founding director of Starehe Boys' Centre and School in Kenya. He founded the centre in November, 1959 with the help of Geoffrey Gatama Geturo and Joseph Kamiru Gikubu. [2]

  7. Rothschild's giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi is named after the Tring Museum 's founder, Walter Rothschild, [2] and is also known as the Baringo giraffe, after the Lake Baringo area of Kenya, [3] or as the Ugandan giraffe. All of those living in the wild are in protected areas in Kenya and Uganda. In 2007, Rothschild's giraffe was proposed as a separate ...

  8. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust - Wikipedia

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    CEO. Angela Sheldrick. Website. www .sheldrickwildlifetrust .org. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust ( SWT [1]) operates an orphan elephant rescue and wildlife rehabilitation program in Kenya. It was founded in 1977 by Dame Daphne Sheldrick to honor her late husband, David Sheldrick. Since 2001, it has been run by their daughter, Angela Sheldrick.

  9. Peoria Zoo's 'gentle giant' giraffe Taji has been euthanized ...

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    May 1, 2024 at 4:05 PM. The male giraffe named Taji at Peoria Zoo has been euthanized, the Peoria Park District announced Wednesday, May 1. Some weeks ago, Taji had received “new shoes ...