Have you heard the news about the baby giraffe born at the Toronto Zoo? Cuteness overload! Her nickname is Baby Long Legs. Although we may not be able to visit her in person yet, stay tuned because World Giraffe Day is coming up next month and the zoo could be celebrating with special online events. In the meantime, have you ever wondered why giraffes have purple tongues? Find out on the Wonder Wall!

May 15 is Endangered Species Day. Baby Long Legs is a Masai giraffe, and they face a lot of dangers in the wild, such as habitat loss and poaching. And not just giraffes need our help. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, more than 31,000 species are threatened with extinction! That is a scary number. But researchers and scientists around the world are taking action to protect biodiversity. We share our planet with so many beautiful animals. You can learn more about them through books and videos:

eVideo: Sea Turtle Rescue

eVideo: Grey Nurse Shark

eVideo: Moonridge Animal Park

Gone is Gone: Wildlife Under Threat by Isabelle Groc

Hope for the Elephants by Patricia J. Murphy

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Pandas and Other Endangered Species by Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce

Rhino in the House: The Story of Saving Samia by Daniel Kirk

What If There Were No Gray Wolves? by Suzanne Slade and Carol Schwartz

Who Will Roar if I Go? by Paige Jaeger and Carol Hill Quirk