Giraffe Center
January 19, 2020 day 5
Nairobi is the only capital city that is home to a Giraffe Center, located just 20 kilometers from Nairobi Central Business District. Offering an animal experience for tourists who are unable to travel to the national parks. The Giraffe Center is acknowledged by the Kenya Tourism Board as a key partner promoting destinations while creating awareness of giraffes and their habitats
this 120-acre park preserves Kenya's culture and natural heritage. One of the top 10 tourist destinations in Nairobi attracting an average of 200,000 domestic and international visitors annually. Established in 1979 the Giraffe Center shares the grounds with the Instagram-famous Giraffe Manner, the same giraffes frequent the center that go to the manner. And you can see them for an eighth of the price!
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Rothschilds Giraffe
In western Kenya and eastern Uganda, the Rothschilds giraffe lives wild in a few protected desert and savanna plains that are protected areas. They stand between 16 and 19 feet tall and are distinguished from other giraffes by not only their dark orange and brown patches surrounded by areas of beige but by their ossicones as well. Most giraffes have two ossicones or horn-like growths on top of their head, but the Rothschild's giraffe has a third in the center of its forehead as well as one smaller one behind each ear. When you go downtown Nairobi you get to have a personal experience with these amazing creatures!
