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In 1956, four years before Jane Goodall ventured into the world of chimpanzees and seven years before Dian Fossey left to work with mountain gorillas, 23-year-old biologist Anne Innis Dagg made an unprecedented solo journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. When she returned home a year later, the insurmountable barriers she faced as a female scientist proved hard to overcome. In The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, Anne (now 86) retraces her...
4) Zarafa
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Français
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Under the cover of darkness a small boy, Maki, loosens the shackles that bind him and escapes into the desert night. Pursued by slavers across the moon-lit savanna, Maki meets Zarafa, a baby giraffe, and an orphan, just like him, as well as the nomad Hassan, Prince of the Desert. Hassan takes them to Alexandria for an audience with the Pasha of Egypt, who orders him to deliver the exotic animal as a gift to King Charles of France.
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Live action footage of animals in their natural habitats are combined with clips from Disney's animated films to introduce children to the world of animals. Each segment features a different animal, offering students detailed information about the animal's habitat, living conditions, behavior, diet, survival techniques, and life cycle. Content is tied to K-3 National Science Education Standards.
6) Madagascar
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English
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When four pampered animals from New York's Central Park Zoo accidentally find themselves shipwrecked on the exotic island of Madagascar, they discover that it really is a jungle out there. Along the way, the four team up with a quartet of mischievous penguins and legions of lemures, led by the outrageous King Julien.
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In this new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about giraffes. What is a tower of giraffes? What are the different species of giraffes? What is the giraffe life cycle? What are the biology and physiology of giraffes? How do the patches on their body play a vital role in their survival? How can people save giraffes from extinction? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in-depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and...
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English
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A documentary that follows four different zookeepers at the Memphis Zoo and takes viewers behind the scenes, into zoo areas that are forbidden to the general public. In addition to learning more about these fascinating people, viewers will meet the big cats, giraffes, penguins, snakes, and Komodo dragons up close, on the other side of the zoo exhibits.
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Each program depicts how newborn animals move, play, hunt, feed, clean, and protect themselves. Two types of animals are paired together in each program to compare or contrast behavior traits and habitats. Onscreen text clarifies concepts and defines vocabulary words.
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