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>>> TODAY
>>> TODAY WILL FEEL LIKE SUMMER . 90 DEGREES IS EXPECTED IN THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. THE
CITY. THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF
SUMMER IS THURSDAY.
IT IS ALSO THE LONGEST DAY OF
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR. THAT IS WHEN WE CELEBRATE
GIRAFFE DAY.
GIRAFFE DAY. WE ARE CELEBRATING THE ANIMAL
WITH THE LONGEST NECK.
THEY HAVE A LONG TONGUE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO PREVIEW
GIRAFFE DAY THEN TO PAY A VISIT
TO THE ZOO.
TODAY WE WILL GO TO TO THE ZOO
WITH DREW AT THE ZOO.
>>> SAY GOOD MORNING TO THE TWO
GIRAFFES THAT CALL THIS ZOO
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. WE
HOME. WE HAVE DESI.
THAT IS THE GIRAFFE HERE.
THEN WE HAVE BUTTERCUP.
I ALSO HAVE LAURA STANDING
BETWEEN THE TWO.
SHE IS THE KEEPER AND A FRIEND
OF THE SHOW.
A FRIEND YOU SHOULD KNOW.
I ASKED YOU ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCES.
DIFFERENCES. THEY LOOK SIMILAR. THEY
REPRESENT SUBSPECIES.
REPRESENT SUBSPECIES. EXPLAIN THAT.
EXPLAIN THAT. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO TELL
THEM APART IS THAT DESI HAS
DARK SPOTS.
DARK SPOTS. THE LINES ARE TO -- MORE
DEFINED.
DEFINED.
DEFINED. >> I READ THE MASAI IS THE
TALLEST OF THE GIRAFFES IN THE
WILD?
WILD?
WILD? >>
WILD? >> THAT IS TRUE.
>> THIS ONE THOUGH IS SHORTER.
WHY IS THAT?
>> HE IS YOUNGER.
THEY ARE SEVEN YEARS OLD AND
THREE YEARS OLD.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
WE BROUGHT UP A MOMENT AGO,
WORLD GIRAFFE DAY.
WE WILL RECOGNIZE THAT DAY
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. YOU WILL HAVE KEEPER TALKS AND
SOME KIDS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
GIRAFFE THEMED.
GIRAFFE THEMED. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO TEACH THE
PUBLIC ON WORLD GIRAFFE DAY?
>> WE ARE CELEBRATING ON THE
LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR.
WE WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT
GIRAFFES ARE VULNERABLE.
THEY ARE GOING THROUGH SILENT
EXTINCTION.
EXTINCTION. NO ONE IS AWARE OF IT.
THE POPULATION HAS DECREASED
40% IN THE LAST 30 YEARS.>> ONE
THING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP
IN MIND IS THAT THE EXHIBIT
WILL CHANGE VERY SOON.
TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES.
>> WE HAVE A DIRECT FEEDING
DECK.
DECK.
DECK. IF
DECK. IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT RIGHT NOW,
THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE
OTHER YARD.
OTHER YARD. THE GIRAFFE WILL HAVE MORE ROOM
AND MORE TREES.
THEY CAN GO BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THE YARDS AS WELL.
>> I AM STANDING HERE AND I
REALIZE I AM THIS CLOSE TO TWO
DURING -- GIRAFFES.
AND I FEED THEM?
>> HERE YOU GO.
TODAY WOULD BE A GREAT DAY TO
CHECK OUT THE ZOO.
IT IS THE FIRST OF THREE
TWILIGHT TUESDAYS.
TWILIGHT TUESDAYS. AT 4 PM, ADMISSION IS ONLY FIVE
DOLLARS. THAT IS FROM 4 PM TO 8
PM.
PM.
PM. THEY
PM. THEY DO IT ON THE THIRD TUESDAY
OF THE MONTH IN JULY AND
AUGUST.
AUGUST.
AUGUST. TWO MAX GIRAFFES AT THE ZOO.
WE THANK YOU FOR A FANTASTIC
DREW AT THE ZOO SEGMENT.
>> THEY ARE REDOING THE EXHIBIT
FOR THE GIRAFFES.
THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A
FEEDING AREA.
FEEDING AREA. YOU WILL HAVE IT UP CLOSE
OPPORTUNITIES SOON WITH THE
GIRAFFES.
GIRAFFES.
GIRAFFES. >> CAN YOU FEED THEM CARROTS?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU WILL, FROM THE WAY I
UNDERSTAND IT, YOU CAN FEED THE
GIRAFFES.
GIRAFFES.
GIRAFFES. >> THAT IS COOL.
>> WHEN THEY GIVE BIRTH, THEY
DO THAT STANDING UP.
THEN THE BABIES HAVE TO DROP
DOWN FROM FIVE FEET UP.
>> THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS
DROP