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The safari world allows travellers to feed giraffes from 2nd floor

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 7 Jan

Giraffes are so tall that with their protruded neck they can reach 2nd floor. In Safari World, Bangkok, Thailand travellers are allowed to buy the leaves and feed the giraffes from a great height, the 2nd floor. The giraffes enjoy...

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A female giraffe found safely after getting out of her enclosure in Arizona

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Mar 25

It is evident that a female giraffe who is around three years of age and had been inside of the Reid Zoo in Tucson Arizona for a few months escaped from her enclosure for a few hours just to get some food when she was seen by zoo...

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A decease giraffe seen in the back of a pickup truck

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 Mar 25

When I saw the headline of the story under the odd news section, I thought that the deceased giraffe that was in the back of a pickup truck on Thursday February 27 may have committed a crime. What happened what the pickup truck...

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A New Addition at the Zoo

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 26 Aug 23

On the 31st of July, a reticulated giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee. It is a rare, one-of-a-kind mammal with no spots. She is believed to be the only giraffe with no spots on the entire planet. No...

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The tall giraffes in Thailand eat the leaves from 1st floor.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 18 Dec 22

The enclosures of animals in Safari world in Bangkok in Thailand are amazing. Travellers stand on the 1st floor. The giraffe in adjacent land stand on the ground floor. Their necks are so long that they peep inside the enclosure...

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I got so many comments!

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 2 Sep 22

My best friend was having to go to Fredericksburg for a dental appointment. Her sister was going for a back to back appointment. Now, I get that Fredericksburg is only a half hour away from where she lives and Fredericksburg is...

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Do you know how much a male adult giraffe weighs ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11261) • United Kingdom 27 Jan 21

The only reason I ask is because it is a quiz question that I have just read on a packet of cakes that I have in the cupboard...well, some of the cakes are in the cupboard and some of them are in my belly ! Anyway, I know that...

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Baby Giraffe Born at Nashville Zoo

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 17 Jan 21

Have been watching a giraffe web cam lately of a pregnant giraffe at the Nashville zoo. It was Nasha's first calf. The baby calf was born yesterday. We were all happy to see this event on the web cam. Was planning to share this...

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Spotted A Giraffe - It is a beautiful Animal

Explorer @ExplorewtMe (6332) • Nairobi, Kenya 26 Oct 19

Just want to share this picture of the beautiful animal. If you had asked me before 2 yers, sporting a giraffe is like a herculean task. But now a days it like just go out and take 1 hour ride and find Giraffe and click picture...

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A baby giraffe is born at Perth Zoo, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Oct 19

There was some good news on our TV this evening. A new giraffe has been born at Perth Zoo. He is 169cm tall and took just 20 minutes to stand up and try out his long legs. It is the second calf for the mother, Kitoto. She was...

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NEW Art Design! | September 14th, 2019

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89426) • Rupert, Idaho 14 Sep 19

Hey everyone, hope you are doing well. Tonight, or I guess this morning, I made a new art design. I made the art design using GIMP and did a little editing in PicMonkey. The piece is pretty simple, an adult giraffe, and a...

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One of these things are not like the others

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 7 Aug 19

Looking at Pixabay this morning I immediately saw this picture and it made me start to laugh. It is so absurd looking to me. There you have a bunch of Gnu's, a couple of Ostrich's and Zebra's and in the middle standing tall and...

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O is for Okapi

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222286) • United States 21 Jun 19

Since today is World Giraffe Day, I thought I'd tell you about the only relative to the giraffe, the okapi. The okapi is also called the forest giraffe, the zebra giraffe and the Congolese giraffe. The habitat is the tropical...

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Waiting and Waiting

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 9 Mar 19

I have been watching and waiting for April the giraffe to have her baby in Adventure Animal Park in New York state. Last time, she kept us waiting for weeks. This time looks like a repeat. Whenever she has it, I hope it is...

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Giraffes have their differences too

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Nov 18

I wrote a post recently about a giraffe called Makulu. Giraffes are fascinating animals and I wrote several articles on them for Bubblews. I thought you might be interested in some facts about them so I’ve summarised the two...

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Arguably the world's best-known giraffe, Makulu, has had to be euthanised

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Nov 18

I’m sure many of you have seen the iconic photograph of giraffe, Mischa, ‘kissing’ her new-born baby Makulu. The photo earned the paper thousands and thousands of dollars since it was first put up for sale. You can see the photo...

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Giraffe

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 21 Apr 18

I think my friends know I've kind of got this... thing... for giraffes. I have been giraffe crazy since before I could speak. In fact, ever since my father brought a giraffe home from Texas from his job interview. The job he...

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My Photography - Giraffe

CaseyL @CaseyRoss9966 (4056) • United States 9 Mar 18

This is one of my favorite photos from the zoo trip I took this summer. It was the first time I went to the zoo since I was a small child. They have added a lot more attractions than they used to have. One of the new things they...

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My Photography - Zoo Animals Part 4

CaseyL @CaseyRoss9966 (4056) • United States 19 Jul 17

Today's photo is of one of the giraffes that I fed while at the zoo Saturday. It is one of my favorites because I was so close when I took it and it looks like she was peeking over the fence just to look at me. In reality, she was...

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April the Giraffe finally has her calf

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 20 Apr 17

I know it happened a few days ago already - but April the giraffe finally had her calf. I know people had been following her for months, but I first became aware of her about a month ago. Actually, I became aware of April in a...

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