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  2. Giraffe Centre - Wikipedia

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    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 wildlife conservation education for urban ...

  3. Giraffe Manor - Wikipedia

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    Giraffe Manor. 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. Lang'ata - Wikipedia

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    Langa'ta road. Lang'ata lies southwest of the city's central business district, east of Karen, approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, from the centre of Nairobi.It lies mainly along the similarly named Langata Road, which runs from the Mombasa Road junction at Nyayo Stadium to Karen Shopping Centre, at the Ngong Road junction.

  5. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    The Giraffe Centre, ... Ongata Rongai, Langata and Karen are connected to the city centre by Langata Road, which runs to the south. Lavington, Riverside, and ...

  6. Zoo celebrates 'miracle' baby giraffe birth - AOL

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    Charlotte Andrews & PA Media - BBC News. August 31, 2024 at 11:09 PM. A zoo is celebrating the "miracle" birth of a baby giraffe, despite its mother taking contraception. Ruby, a Rothschild's ...

  7. Karen, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Karen, Kenya. Coordinates: 1.3198°S 36.6988°E. Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse. Karen and Langata previously formed a somewhat isolated area of mid to high-income residents, but the two suburbs have ...

  8. Louisville Zoo welcomes newborn giraffe. What to know about ...

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    A new calf at the Louisville Zoo lives in a stall with its mother, Kianga, after it was born Aug. 9, 2024. The male Masai giraffe, born to parents Kianga and Baridi on Friday, is the first calf to ...

  9. Rothschild's giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Lydekker, 1903. Rothschild's giraffe's range in light green. Synonyms. G.c. rothschildi (Lydekker, 1903) Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis ) is an ecotype of the Nubian giraffe. It is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1,399 mature individuals estimated in the wild in 2018.