Neatorama » giraffes http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:00:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Baby Giraffe and Ostrich Playing http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/15/baby-giraffe-and-ostrich-playing/ http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/15/baby-giraffe-and-ostrich-playing/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:33:51 +0000 John Farrier http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/15/baby-giraffe-and-ostrich-playing/

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This video of undetermined provenance shows a baby giraffe and an ostrich playing. At least the giraffe is playing. I’m not sure about the ostrich.

via Ace of Spades HQ

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Creating a digital giraffe involved numerous calculations on weight, mass, size, shape, lung capacity and centre of gravity.

Calculations were made to discover rotation dynamics, flotation dynamics and the external surface area of both a giraffe and – for control purposes – a horse.

The authors found that a full-sized adult giraffe would become buoyant in 2.8metres of water. Giraffes can wade across bodies of water that are shallower.

Link via Geekosystem | Photo: NASA

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Life in the Fast Lane has a great post portraying a huge variety of albino animals. I’ve seen albino ferrets and gorillas before, but the buffalo and the giraffes were new to me.

Link

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