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  2. Rothschild's giraffe - Wikipedia

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    In addition, Rothschild's giraffe displays no markings on the lower leg, giving it the impression of wearing white stockings. [2] Another distinguishing feature of Rothschild's giraffe, although harder to spot, is the number of ossicones on the head. This is the only Giraffa phenotype to be born with five ossicones. Two of these are the larger ...

  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 .

  4. Giraffe Manor - Wikipedia

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    Giraffe poking its head through the front door of Giraffe Manor. Shortly after purchasing the Manor, the Leslie-Melvilles learned that the only remaining Rothschild giraffes in Kenya were in danger due to the purchase by the Kenyan government of an 18,000-acre (73 km 2) privately owned ranch (to resettle squatters, some of them speculated to be descendants of victims of land expulsion by the ...

  5. Kenya embarks on its biggest rhino relocation project. A ...

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    Kenya has embarked on its biggest rhino relocation project and began the difficult work Tuesday of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts, which can each weigh over a ...

  6. All About Giraffes: Get Up Close Views at Nairobi's Giraffe ...

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  7. 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.

  8. Watch moment rare Rothschild’s giraffe born at Belgium zoo

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    A rare Rothschild's giraffe was born at a zoo in Belgium on Wednesday (22 March). Footage shared by the Pairi Daiza zoo, located in Brugelette, shows the calf - which is yet to be named - being ...

  9. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    The Giraffe Centre, an animal sanctuary on the southwestern outskirts of Nairobi, was opened in 1983. To this day, it breeds the endangered species of Rothschild's giraffe. The United States Embassy, then located in downtown Nairobi, was bombed in August 1998 by Al-Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, as one of a series of US embassy bombings ...