Identify the underlined verbal or verbal phrase as a gerund, a participle, or an infinitive.

Considered a magnificent and bizarre creature, the giraffe can be found only in the arid plains of Africa. With the underlined part being "Considered a magnificent and bizarre creature"

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The underlined phrase "Considered a magnificent and bizarre creature" is a participle phrase. The word "considered" is the past participle of the verb "consider," and it functions here to provide additional information about the subject "the giraffe."