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  2. San Francisco Zoo - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco Zoo is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, California, between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway. The SF Zoo is owned by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department , [ 3 ] and managed by the San Francisco Zoological Society, [ 4 ] a non-profit 501(c)(3 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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.

  5. Giraffe feeding program returns as zoo highlights ... - AOL

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    This year’s program starts Friday, May 24, with feedings at 11:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Going forward, they’ll happen at those times Thursdays through Mondays.

  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. How to spend a day in San Francisco’s Japantown, the ... - AOL

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    How to spend a day in San Francisco’s Japantown, the poster child for the city’s post-Covid recovery ... December 15, 2023 at 5:01 AM. At the centre of Japantown is the Peace Pagodo, reaching ...

  8. Safari West - Wikipedia

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    Safari West is a 400-acre (160 ha) private wildlife preserve located 12 miles north of the city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California, United States, owned and operated by Nancy and Peter Lang. The selection of wildlife emphasizes species native to Africa, including giraffes, rhinoceros, cape buffalo, watusi cattle, antelope, cheetahs ...

  9. Betty Leslie-Melville - Wikipedia

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    Betty married Jock Leslie-Melville in 1964. [1] [2]She was instrumental in creating sanctuaries to preserve the subspecies of the Rothschild's giraffe in Kenya.Often called the "Giraffe Lady," she spent much of her life living and working in Kenya protecting and caring for the Rothschild's giraffe population there, primarily through a breeding programme established at her residence, Giraffe Manor.