Liza Dadone

Liza Dadone

Nov 21, 2016

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Thank you giraffe friends!

We are so grateful to all our friends around the world who have supported our giraffe research & gotten us to full funding! We're now eligible for a prize that could help us do even more. The additional funds would help us bring Steve's farrier apprentice with us to Africa to help with the field research. The funds would also help with publication costs to share our findings in a peer-reviewed journal. The prize will be awarded Tuesday afternoon (11/22/16 @ 4 PM Colorado Time), so if you haven't already, please contribute even $1 to our project & share this with your friends. Thank you!


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  • John Doeffinger
    John DoeffingerBacker
    Excellent news, look forward to updates on the research.
    Nov 21, 2016

About This Project

Cooperative training helps zookeepers care for zoo animals. For giraffe, much of this training focuses on hoof work, because just like fingernails, hooves grow and need regular trims. Our project focuses on continuing to improve our giraffe hoof care by evaluating hoof shape and foot anatomy of wild giraffe and comparing this with Zoo giraffe. This will help us improve trimming techniques to maintain foot health and help to prevent foot arthritis in our older giraffe.

Blast off!

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