giraffe

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/spotless-giraffe-tennessee-zoo?fbclid=IwAR3Dif8lkIEQmMqZVQdtZdRhxaLEDe_QJjh0OrX5LmFFu3_mIZ3mLlcjfJ4

A baby giraffe with no spots was born in Tennessee, America, over summer. You can see footage of the giraffe in the link above.

It is thought to be the only giraffe in the world without patches that giraffes are known for. Each giraffe has a unique pattern of patches - no two are exactly the same. Underneath the patches, blood vessels help to regulate the temperature of the animal by releasing heat. The patches also help to camouflage the animal in the wild. 

The zoo where the animal was born have announced a competition to name the giraffe. Current favourites are Kipekee, which means "unique" in Swahili; Firayali, which means "unusual"; Shakiri, which means "she is most beautiful" and Jamella which means "One of great beauty".

- what is a giraffe and what do they normally look like?
- can this be a proper giraffe if it has no patches?
- but don't all giraffes have to look the same? you can't have pink lions or blue penguins. and after all, all humans look the same don't we, so giraffes should also look the same. It can't be a proper giraffe! (the aim is to get the children to challenge you - do all humans look the same? of course not! We also have different skin... so if we can have different skin, can animals too?)
- I wonder if the baby giraffe mum is proud of her baby, or do you think mum wishes the baby looked like the other giraffes? (again the aim is to encourage children to ague that mum loves her unique baby. Watch the video - is mum ignoring her baby or is mum showing love to her baby?)
- do all children have to look the same as their mums or the family? (no! all families have differences)
- if, when the giraffe was older, they said to you they wished they had patterns like the other giraffes, what would you say? 
- what do we say in our school about difference? 
- what do you think of the names so far chosen? any other suggestions?
- what can we learn from this baby giraffe?
- why is this about no outsiders?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Football

Image
  https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-takes-his-blind-friend-to-a-football-match-and-describes-the-game-to-him?fbclid=IwAR2bWn8_kXf_ELWt_2Z3XdGILS65MD09xvbu10jf6rU5ciT6Gcuju7MmQWg What do you see in the picture, where are they? What are they doing? The picture shows two friends enjoying a football match. There is something different about how they are enjoying the match; can you guess what that is? One of the friends is blind. During the match, the friend on the left is explaining what is happening on the pitch. Soon both friends are jumping up and down with happiness - why? People on social media are praising the photo because  it shows how friends can support each other. One person write about his Grandad who was short-sighted and couldn't see the match like everyone else. He would take a radio and earphones with him and listen to the game as he was there. - How do you think it feels to be in a football crowd and not be able to see what is happening? - perhaps the blind man should not
Read more

Family

Image
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-67310766?fbclid=IwAR2_FTSBC9fG14qorSgQJyxcbF-1CMb9U3095LAzp_mi0YxnG2F1g7QAG9M Teasel is a Jack Russel living with his owner, Sue, in Newmarket. Sue took in 6 kittens that needed rescuing. Within hours, Teasel started allowing the kittens to drink her milk and cuddle up to her. Initially, Sue expected to have the kitten for just one night but as Teasel is looking after them, she is keeping them a little longer; "My dog decided she was going to look after them. She was cleaning them and making milk." "She stays cuddled up to them all night. If anybody comes in who she doesn't know, and the kittens have gone astray, she'll pick them up and put them back to bed." "She has assumed the role of mum." - What is unusual here? How do dogs and cats normally react to each other? - How do you think the kittens felt when they first arrived at Sue's house? - How do you think Teasel felt when six kittens turned u
Read more

Friends

Image
  https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/boy-buys-new-wheelchair-best-friend/?fbclid=IwAR39tB1271LflXXGfRMscqIaVYWc4WcLNaRVXujNywE55r9i1RidjQcCjgw Kamden and Paul are best friends; they both love superheroes and meet up to watch videos. Kamden uses a wheelchair and one day Paul was horrified when he saw his friend's chair tip up and Kamden fall out. The problem was Kamden had grown too big for his chair, but his family could not afford to buy a new one. Paul said, "His wheelchair has fallen forward so many times and that sucks. Also he has a really hard time pushing it because it's so heavy." Paul decided he needed to help his friend so he investigated ways to raise money. Paul asked his Mun to set up a Go Fund Me page to raise $3900 for a new chair. In 26 days the page had raised $5935! Kamden's mum said, "What really contributes to their friendship is that Paul does not see Kamden as someone who has a disability. He sees him as Kamden. Because of that, Ka
Read more