This year, World Giraffe Week is shining a spotlight on the fascinating ways giraffes interact with their environments — from feeding and drinking to social dynamics.
How to study giraffe behavior
Did you know? An ethogram is a record of an animal’s behavior, such as eating, resting, walking, and socializing.
You can be a giraffologist! The World Giraffe Week activity pack will help you get started.
Inside you’ll learn how to observe giraffe behavior and how to track it with the enclosed ethogram worksheet.
You can also use this worksheet to observe other animals, or even your pet dog or cat.
Ethogram worksheets:
June 21 is World Giraffe Day, celebrating the tallest animal on the longest day/night of the year. Visit the Giraffe Spot to explore our full range of giraffe learning resources any day!
We thank the World Giraffe Week 2026 Design Team
Lindsey Johnson is a graphic designer and painter from Lincoln, Nebraska. She loves hiking and being outdoors whenever she can. She also holds a special place in her heart for puppies.
Stacy Asher, Associate Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, is an artist and designer who enjoys facilitating opportunities for learning and sharing stories. She would rather ride a bicycle than drive a car and is happiest outdoors in nature.
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