The Strange Elegance of the Giraffe-Necked Antelope

Posted by Johnny Cat in Animal on October 13, 2009 at 4:34 pm

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Enjoy this piece on Scienceray about the wonderful Giraffe-Necked Antelope of East Africa.  Just as their taller friends have evolved to get to the higher branches of green in a barren landscape, this unique species also took to the higher branches of smaller flora.

It’s also obvious, but worth pointing out ~ they’re as cute as all getout.

They will use their forelegs to pull down branches that are even higher than they are and can get to tender new leaves that other animals cannot.  As a plus, the GNA does not need to drink water at all – it gets all the moisture it needs from the plants they devour.

Link |Image by Flickr user nonisense.

 
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Giraffe Birth

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal on July 14, 2009 at 11:53 am

Watch the birth of a giraffe at Safari West Wildlife Preserve in California. It was a surprise, as zookeepers did not know the mother was pregnant. Unfortunately, this video report does not show the six foot drop a baby giraffe undergoes, but he is a cute little thing …if you can call a six-foot, 130 pound baby “little”! Link

 
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DIY Giraffe Sock Puppet

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts on May 1, 2009 at 4:05 am

While we’re still in the subject of being crafty, here’s a spiffy project if you have kids (or if you’re simply young at heart): make your very own giraffe sock puppet.

Craft Jr. has the step by step guide: Link – via One Crafty Place

 
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Fighting Giraffes

Posted by Queuebot in Animal on January 30, 2009 at 2:22 pm


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You’d probably think that giraffes are gentle animals by looking at them in a zoo. But in the wild, when push comes to shove, these wild animals fight and fight hard.

But have you ever thought of *how* they fight? After all, all giraffes have are their looooong necks. This clip, filmed on safari in Tanzania, will show you.

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Christophe.

 
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