The Great Giraffe Rescue

Download or read book The Great Giraffe Rescue written by Sandra Markle and published by Millbrook Press TM. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After oil was discovered in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, which was home to nearly all the country's Nubian giraffes, conservationists knew they had to do something. So in 2015, they hatched a plan to move some of these animals, which are critically endangered, across a river to safer territory. But there was no bridge and giraffes can't swim. The solution involved transporting the world's tallest land animal by truck and by barge. Follow along as Sandra Markle tells the story of this unusual—and successful—rescue effort!

Download or read book The Great Giraffe Rescue written by Sandra Markle and published by Millbrook Press TM. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! After oil was discovered in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, which was home to nearly all the country's Nubian giraffes, conservationists knew they had to do something. So in 2015, they hatched a plan to move some of these animals, which are critically endangered, across a river to safer territory. But there was no bridge and giraffes can't swim. The solution involved transporting the world's tallest land animal by truck and by barge. Follow along as Sandra Markle tells the story of this unusual—and successful—rescue effort!

Download or read book How Tall Is a Giraffe? written by Kurt Waldendorf and published by Child's World. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the height of a giraffe through simple text, photograph, and measurement comparisons.

Download or read book Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Giggly Giraffe written by Amelia Cobb and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals! Something very exciting has happened at the Rescue Zoo - a giraffe has just been born! Jamie the baby giraffe's wobbly walk on his long legs makes everyone laugh, and he just loves to play tricks! But his tricks can cause trouble, and with the Best Zoo Competition coming up, can Zoe help Jamie behave AND have fun?

Download or read book Giraffe written by Stephanie Turnbull and published by Big Beasts (Smart Apple). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An introduction on giraffes, the big beasts in African grasslands. Describes how giraffes move, find food, communicate, and care for their young"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Great Monkey Rescue written by Sandra Markle and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golden lion tamarins are found only in Brazilian forests. These small, remarkable monkeys once had plenty of space to roam and claim family territories. But years of deforestation caused their numbers to shrink. They were in serious danger of becoming extinct. To help, scientists studied the animals in zoo settings. But they faced several mysteries. Why weren't golden lion tamarins reproducing in zoos? If scientists reintroduced zoo-raised tamarins to the wild, would those monkeys survive? And how could scientists give tamarins enough forest area for the population to grow? Find out how scientists and concerned citizens worked together to give golden lion tamarins a hopeful future.

Download or read book Great Giraffe Rescue written by Sandra Markle and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After oil was discovered in Nubian giraffes' habitat, conservationists needed to move some of them across a river to safer territory. But there was no bridge and giraffes can't swim. Follow this unusual -- and successful -- rescue!