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Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo: Reticulated Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
The Denver Zoo features a comprehensive overview of the reticulated giraffe focusing on its habitat, range, adaptations, diet, physical characteristics, and more.
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San Francisco Zoo: Reticulated Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the reticulated giraffe, discover fascinating facts, and learn about their physical characteristics, diet, habitat, behavior, and conservation status.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Giraffe

For Students K - 1st
This San Diego Zoo resource is a webpage that gives insight to the characteristics of the giraffe. Characteristics like diet, habitat and genetic makeup.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Giraffe

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides an introduction to giraffe anatomy and behavior.
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Giraffe Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch a narrated video about giraffes and their communication. [3:13] View giraffes in their natural habitat.
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Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo: Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource features the giraffe. Provides a brief description as well as information on its reproduction, lifespan, habitat and more.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive note about the giraffe. Includes taxonomic classification, specimens, and other details about this silent, social mammal.
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Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Giraffes Now Rarer Than Elephants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are many animals at risk around the world. Scientists have determined that the giraffe population is shrinking.
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Tug Team Giraffe Pull Time Words

For Students 2nd - 8th
Giraffe Pull is a multi-player game that allows students from anywhere in the world to play tug of war with each other while practicing telling time!
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Giraffe Race

For Students 2nd - 4th
Determine the time on the given clock to advance your giraffe to the finish line.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the giraffe's physical features and behavior is found here, along with some photos. The largest concentration of giraffes lives in Tanzania today.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Reticulated Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to quick facts, the Brookfield Zoo offers a photo and information on the social and eatings habits, appearance, habitat, and other characteristics of the reticulated giraffe, the tallest animal in the world.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Giraffe for Kids: Learn All About the Tallest Animal on Earth

For Students 1st - 9th
Did you know that giraffes are the world's tallest animal? On this site kids learn about this protected species found in Africa.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Giraffe

For Students K - 1st
Fun and interesting illustrated information about the Giraffe, the tallest living land animal. [2:48]
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Giraffe Facts and Information

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discusses what a giraffe looks like, what they eat, where they live, and other interesting facts.
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Audubon Nature Institute: Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief description of the giraffe's behavior, eating habits, range, and conservation efforts.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Giraffe Weevil

For Students 9th - 10th
The curious-looking giraffe weevil gets its name from its enormously long neck, which is 2-3 times longer in the males. They can use this extended neck to fight for the right to mate with a female. Learn more about the giraffe weevil in...
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Other

Bradshaw Foundation: Dabous Giraffe in Niger

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on a project being done to make molds of one of the oldest pieces of African rock art, a Sahara giraffe carving.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Reticulated Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, diet, behavior, breeding, appearance, and conservation status of the reticulated giraffe.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Where Do Mammals Live: Giraffe

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Review basic facts about the giraffe and launch an interactive activity that demonstrates the length of its tongue, a physical adaptation that helps the giraffe survive in its environment.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: A Giraffe Debate

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Research, take and defend a position on the question of why the giraffe population is threatened and which is more important: survival in a wildlife sanctuary or quality of life in the wild.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Giraffe

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Giraffe Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 5th
Giraffe's have many physical adaptations. This site provides a worksheet and asks students to connect the physical adaptation description to the correct place on the worksheet.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Giraffes and Zebras Oh My!

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] For this lesson, students will be able to ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Additionally, students will also be able to identify, compare, and contrast characteristics between two...

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