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guerrillatech:

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This is a map of the range of all giraffe species. By my count that puts them in just 16 countries out of the 54 in Africa (of which 5 are island countries with no territory on the continental mainland). That’s 30%, quite a long way shy of all, and as you can see many of those countries that do have giraffes only have a tiny portion of their territory within giraffes’ habitats

Wow, I knew they weren’t in “every African country”, but I didn’t realize just how restricted their range was

Good teachers don’t mind saying “I don’t know” or that they need to look it up and will get back to you.

Not only that but giraffes in different areas have different patterns and it’s so cool

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Masai giraffes look cool af

The Masai giraffes are stuntin’ on the heauxs!

Masai Giraffe:

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Reticulated Giraffe:

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This may be a kind of weird and silly question, but do you know how far giraffes can turn their necks? I’ve only ever seen them looking straight ahead or a little to the side, but the neck is so long that I wondered if they could turn to look past 90 degrees..... I couldn’t seem to find anything online!

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why-animals-do-the-thing:

They can (and do) nap with their heads resting on their own butts! Giraffe necks are very flexible.

Here’s a still from a video my friend K. Dodge took at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo recently, which is a perfect example of that range of motion. (In the video, it looks like there’s an itchy spot at the shoulder there.)

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I wanted to include a photo of giraffes actually napping with their head flipped around onto their backs for you, but I don’t want to pull one without a source off of Google - so if anyone has one they’ve taken themselves, please add it to this post!


trinitybluestuff:
“ Giraffe at sunrise in the Masai Mara plains by Xavier Ortega
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trinitybluestuff:

Giraffe at sunrise in the Masai Mara plains by Xavier Ortega

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bonzai-bunny:
“ wildlifediary:
“ dylanroyalwildlife Who’s watching who?
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this is the most terrifying picture of a giraffe i have ever seen
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bonzai-bunny:

wildlifediary:

dylanroyalwildlife

Who’s watching who?

this is the most terrifying picture of a giraffe i have ever seen

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periodicallyvintage:
“ Giraffe growth chart.
Better Homes and Gardens. July 1974.
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periodicallyvintage:

Giraffe growth chart.

Better Homes and Gardens. July 1974.

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giraffeobsession:
“Floppy ears.
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giraffeobsession:

Floppy ears.


4gifs:
“ Baby giraffe’s first encounter with a peacock
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4gifs:

Baby giraffe’s first encounter with a peacock


kundst:

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David Shrigley (UK 1968)

“You cannot have all of me”



everythingfox:

“Baby giraffe meets his father and the herd for the first time. Watch the parents embrace at the end.”

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artsyaxolotl:

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Giraffe has some positivity for ya! 🦒