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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/giraffes.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Giraffes Facing Silent Disappearance in Africa, Report Says' data-article-id='2088'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13875'>The number of giraffes has dropped by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s, says a new report on endangered species.</span> <span data-start-time='13875' data-end-time='23125'>The Red List is a study of threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.</span> <span data-start-time='23125' data-end-time='32042'>The group now considers the giraffe “vulnerable” to extinction for the first time.</span> <span data-start-time='32042' data-end-time='37146'>Earlier, it had a rating of “least concern.”</span> <span data-start-time='37146' data-end-time='42208'>The giraffe is the tallest animal on land.</span> <span data-start-time='42208' data-end-time='49188'>These beautiful creatures are one of the best-known species in Africa.</span> <span data-start-time='49188' data-end-time='58854'>They are known for their very long necks, long legs and the brown and white patterns that cover their bodies.</span> <span data-start-time='58854' data-end-time='64417'>Craig Hilton-Taylor is head of the Red List program.</span> <span data-start-time='64417' data-end-time='77167'>He says in 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163,000 giraffes.</span> <span data-start-time='77167' data-end-time='85979'>But now, he tells VOA, their numbers have fallen to about 98,000.</span> <span data-start-time='85979' data-end-time='92792'>“It is a huge tragedy and it’s been sort of a silent disappearance that we just really hadn’t detected until now.”</span> <span data-start-time='92792' data-end-time='100479'>Fifty years ago, groups of giraffes usually had 20 to 30 animals in them.</span> <span data-start-time='100479' data-end-time='108417'>Now, observers are only seeing six animals in a group, called a herd.</span> <span data-start-time='108417' data-end-time='116542'>The Red List experts have been gathering information about giraffes over the last five years.</span> <span data-start-time='116542' data-end-time='123333'>They counted the animals from airplanes, land vehicles and on foot.</span> <span data-start-time='123333' data-end-time='131250'>They say that until now the disappearance of the animals had not been observed closely. </span> <span data-start-time='131250' data-end-time='139500'>One reason could be because giraffes live in a wide area across Africa.</span> <span data-start-time='139500' data-end-time='142875'>What is causing this decrease?</span> <span data-start-time='142875' data-end-time='146854'>Hilton-Taylor says: humans.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/giraffes.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7774 data-hint-location='23125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/what_does_vulnerable_mean.m4a'>What does vulnerable mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='open to attack, harm, or damage'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/counted.m4a'><span>counted</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/open_to_attack_harm_or_damage.m4a'><span>open to attack, harm, or damage</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/extinct.m4a'><span>extinct</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/observed.m4a'><span>observed</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7775 data-hint-location='100479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/what_is_a_group_of_giraffes_called.m4a'>What is a group of giraffes called?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a herd'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/a_herd.m4a'><span>a herd</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/a_school.m4a'><span>a school</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/a_group.m4a'><span>a group</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/a_flock.m4a'><span>a flock</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7776 data-hint-location='37146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/the_giraffe_is_the__blank__animal_on_land.m4a'>The giraffe is the <span class='blank'>tallest</span> animal on land.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='tallest'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/shortest.m4a'><span>shortest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/largest_.m4a'><span>largest </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/rarest.m4a'><span>rarest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1572/tallest.m4a'><span>tallest</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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