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Wild Times at the San Diego Zoo

Meet the members of this giraffe "tower," and their friendly caretaker.

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00:00Why do I think giraffes are cool?

00:06Well, look at them.

00:07They have this unique long neck,

00:10this really cool coat pattern,

00:11and then they have these fuzzy little horns

00:14that we call ossicones.

00:23Hi, my name's David O'Connor,

00:25and I'm a giraffe researcher

00:26with San Diego Zoo Global.

00:28Today, I'm in Namanyuk,

00:29which is in northern Kenya in Africa.

00:31We're in Sarara Camp,

00:32where they're looking after three young giraffes.

00:38A group of giraffe is called a tower,

00:40so let me introduce you to this tower.

00:44First off is Twigs.

00:45She's the oldest of the three.

00:47Twiga in the Swahili language means giraffe.

00:51Being the oldest giraffe in the tower

00:52means she has to be a good role model

00:54for the rest of the group.

00:55This is Mara.

01:00She's the next oldest in the tower.

01:02Mara translates to spotted

01:03in the Ma language.

01:07When Mara first arrived at Sarara Camp,

01:09she was in rough shape.

01:11Her ear had been badly injured,

01:12but the staff here took great care of her,

01:15and now she's all healed up.

01:16This is the youngest of the three giraffe.

01:21She's so new to Sarara Camp

01:23that she doesn't even have a name yet.

01:25What do you think her name should be?

01:27The giraffe have one main caretaker.

01:37His name is Lekupanai.

01:39Say hi, Lekupanai.

01:41So what?

01:44Lekupanai has a great relationship

01:46with the three young giraffe.

01:50Every day, each giraffe gets a bottle of milk,

01:53and boy, do they love their milk.

01:55Just look at them go.

01:56They're so eager.

01:58Lekupanai can barely stay standing.

02:02Gotta get every last drop.

02:10Hey!

02:10Try to get some milk in your mouth next time.

02:12Oh boy, it's Lekupanai.

02:20Maybe he has some milk for us.

02:21Let's see.

02:23Nope.

02:24Guess not.

02:25I'll catch you later, though.

02:34After they have their bottles,

02:35it's time to go out and roam

02:36the vast landscape of Namanyuk.

02:38During this time,

02:40they can figure out

02:41how to forage for food

02:42and learn what it takes

02:43to be a wild giraffe.

02:45After a long day,

03:05it's time for these young giraffe

03:07to go to their stables

03:08and get some sleep.

03:11They'll need their rest

03:13because tomorrow will be another day

03:15full of adventure.

03:16and the best day

03:17will be another day

03:18will be another day

03:18and for the next day

03:18will be one day

03:19for the next day.

03:20The next day

03:20is a great season

03:21in the summer.

03:21The next day

03:23is the first year

03:24of the Winter

03:25in the Winter.

03:26In the Winter

03:26in Winter

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