Giraffe

New Giraffe Hall where you can dine with the long-necked animals will open in Kent

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Families will soon be able to stay in a luxury hotel in Kent overnight and have breakfast with a herd of giraffes the next morning. Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve hopes to open the highly-anticipated Giraffe Hall next summer after plans to build it were given the go-ahead. Nine thousand people are already on the waiting … Read more

Bindi Irwin’s giraffe Forest makes it into the Guinness World Records

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‘We are so proud!’ Bindi Irwin celebrates at Australia Zoo as giraffe Forest makes it into the Guinness World Records By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:26 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 29 July 2020 She’s inherited her late father Steve Irwin’s special approach when it comes to caring and … Read more

Bindi Irwin shares unseen photo from her wedding at Australia Zoo with the tallest living giraffe

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Bindi Irwin shares unseen photo from her wedding at Australia Zoo as she poses beside the tallest living giraffe By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:30 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 16:30 BST, 21 June 2020 Bindi Irwin has shared an unseen photo from her March wedding to Chandler Powell at Australia Zoo. … Read more

It’s about to kick off! Giraffe gets its leg caught on a smaller rival’s neck as they square up

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It’s about to kick off! Giraffe gets its leg caught on a smaller rival’s neck as they square up for a fight A young giraffe headbutts another, getting his neck caught on the giraffe’s leg  Continuing to square up for a fight the tangled giraffes hobble around in a circle   The comical footage was filmed … Read more

Mother giraffe tries in vain to defend its one-day-old calf from a lioness

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Mother giraffe tries in vain to defend its one-day-old calf from a lioness… but cannot stop the ruthless predator feasting on its newborn Photos were taken in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Park by IT worker Srikanth Santhinathan, 29, from India They show the mother’s desperate attempt to ward off the threat by kicking her legs out at … Read more

Rubber necking! Giraffe is rescued after getting a tyre stuck around its neck in Kenya

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A giraffe was rescued after getting a car tyre trapped over its neck in Haller Park, Mombasa, Kenya this week.  It’s not known how the animal ended up in this situation but the outer part of a wheel had been around her neck for long enough for it to cause a wound. Rob Brandford, Executive Director … Read more

Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf are killed by poachers

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Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf are killed by poachers – leaving just ONE in the world The white giraffe and her calf were killed by poachers in Garissa, eastern Kenya  Members of the Ishaqbini Hirola Community said only one white giraffe remains The last remaining white giraffe is a male calf born … Read more

Giraffe almost does the splits as it lowers itself to drink from a watering hole

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Necking it down! Thirsty giraffe almost does the splits as it lowers itself to drink from a watering hole The 15ft-tall adult male was photographed at Zimanga Nature Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Private game reserve has wildlife-rich hides where photographers can snap away without distressing animals Giraffes only need to drink once every few … Read more