Welcome to OSINT Exercise #031!
Task briefing:
The newborn giraffe seen in the photo on the right belongs to an endangered species. Individuals such as this one, born in captivity, often participate in conservation programs. This may include transfers to accredited facilities for carefully planned breeding efforts aimed at ensuring the survival of their species.
Your task is to find the following information regarding the individual seen on the right:
a) Location and date of birth.
b) Current residence and date of arrival.
c) A photo in their current habitat.
Difficulty level:
Beginners: a) Easy, b) Easy, c) Easy
Experts: a) Easy, b) Easy, c) Easy
It is only here to be used for educational purposes.
Solution and full walkthrough
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List of walkthroughs created by the OSINT community for this exercise
- D’Vanshi – “The Endangered Clue: Following a Giraffe’s Trail“
- Osint-solve-blog – “OSINT Exercise #031“
- Ragmthy – “OSINT Exercise 031” ⭐
- The Yellow Bookcase – “Gralhix OSINT exercise #031“
- J0n4th4nV – “OSINT Exercise #031 Writeup“
- Morgane – “Sofia Santos – OSINT Exercise #031 – Write-up“
- Alejandro Scaramanga – “OSINT walkthrough — Sofia Santos’ exercise #31: identify a giraffe !“
- J0n4th4nV – “OSINT Exercise #031 Writeup“
- Rhett Marchant – “Mysterious Newborn Giraffe | Gralhix OSINT Exercise #031” ⭐
- Wandering Jackdaw – “Walkthrough for exercise 31 by Sofia Santos on Gralhix“
- Sayyam-Anand – “OSINT Exercise #031 — Giraffe Conservation Investigation – Gralhix – by Sofia Santos“
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