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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   Brooke learns about giraffes and feeds Cosmo, the San Antonio Zoo's tallest resident at a towering 17 feet tall!   About Wild Wonders with Brooke:  Young conservationist Brooke Carter learns about what it takes to protect animals and the planet. Watch as she learns from conservation experts and travels the world on unimagined adventures!    This clip comes from Season 3, Episode 2: "Zookeeper for a Day"    EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:  At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.       EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxmedia/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxmedia  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EarthXMedia/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@earthxmedia  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EarthXMedia    How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV    #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Eco-friendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00Hello.

00:01Hi.

00:02Hey, Dave.

00:03This is Brooke.

00:04Hi, Brooke.

00:05I'm Dave.

00:06Nice to meet you.

00:07Nice to meet you, too.

00:08Welcome to the San Antonio Zoo Giraffe Deck.

00:09Thank you.

00:10And we're going to let you feed our biggest giraffe.

00:11Uh-huh.

00:12His name is Cosmo.

00:13Cosmo, okay.

00:14And he's awesome.

00:15So, what are we feeding them right now?

00:16This is a species of acacia.

00:17Uh-huh.

00:18Now, in Africa, the giraffe eat acacia, but it has really big thorns on it.

00:19Yeah.

00:20And we don't want to be handing branches to guests that have big thorns on it, and it's

00:21also hard to feed them.

00:22Uh-huh.

00:23Yeah.

00:24So, this is an Australian acacia that we get from Arizona.

00:25Awesome.

00:26Okay.

00:27Well, let's do it.

00:28All right.

00:29Here we go.

00:30Yeah.

00:31Get it, boy.

00:32You can do it.

00:33Yes.

00:34Yes.

00:35Do you see how flexible his tongue is?

00:36Yeah.

00:37It's so long.

00:38That's pretty cool.

00:39So, giraffes have about an inch of tongue for every foot that they eat.

00:40So, we're going to feed him acacia.

00:41He's going to eat it.

00:42He's going to eat it.

00:43He's going to eat it.

00:44He's going to eat it.

00:45He's going to eat it.

00:46He's going to eat it.

00:47He's going to eat it.

00:48He's going to eat it.

00:49He's going to eat it.

00:50So, giraffes have about an inch of tongue for every foot of height.

00:54That's amazing.

00:55And he's over 17 feet tall.

00:5717 feet tall?

00:58Which means his tongue is 17 inches long.

01:02That's amazing.

01:03Isn't that cool?

01:04That's so cool.

01:05Do you know how many bones you have in your neck?

01:07No, I don't.

01:08You have seven.

01:09Seven.

01:10Seven vertebrae.

01:11Guess how many they have.

01:1224, maybe?

01:13Maybe 24.

01:14Okay.

01:15They actually have seven.

01:16Wow.

01:17Really?

01:18Each of their neck vertebrae is about that big.

01:21Wow.

01:22That's amazing.

01:23So, they've got the same number of vertebrae as we do, and almost all mammals have seven

01:27neck vertebrae.

01:28Uh-huh.

01:29But Mother Nature builds us all a little bit differently.

01:31Wow.

01:32Isn't that cool?

01:33That's so cool.

01:34Yeah.

01:35That's not a leaf cause, man.

01:36No.

01:37You goo.

01:38Giraffes are pretty goofy sometimes.

01:39Yeah.

01:40You are Mr. Jealousy.

01:43I have to give you one.

01:45Good boy.

01:47Good boy.

01:48Say please.

01:49Good boy.

01:50So, one of the sad things about giraffe is that they used to be found all over most of

01:59Africa.

02:00Yeah.

02:01They've now gone extinct in at least seven countries in Africa.

02:04Wow.

02:05And the populations that are left are really small, and some of them are really, really

02:08in trouble.

02:09So, we have hundreds of guests.

02:11Sometimes on a weekend, we'll get over 400, sometimes even 500 people come up and feed

02:16giraffe on a given day.

02:18Wow.

02:19So, that gives us an opportunity to talk to hundreds of people and leave them learning

02:23more about giraffe, learning about the conservation issues, talking about Giraffe Conservation

02:29Foundation and the scientists that are working to help protect giraffe in the wild, and getting

02:33them really excited about these really cool animals.

02:36Yeah, cause they are really, really cool.

02:38Well, Brooke, thank you so much for coming to the San Antonio Zoo, and thanks for helping

02:42us feed Cosmo.

02:43Thank you so much.

02:44This has been incredible.

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