giraffe
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On the lam in Texas: Gracie the giraffe.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Holly sees an elephant, my husband sees a giraffe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
As the animal grew from dog sized to horse sized to giraffe sized and eventually to enormous proportions, its place in the ecosystem shifted at each stage.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
Calum's "audition" clip uploaded to Instagram featured him, in his pyjamas, reading the story of a giraffe born without markings who learns that their differences make them special.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
Words flash on the screen, accompanied by a drawing of a red giraffe.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
Zheng He, whose “treasure fleet” delivered ceramics to the Strait of Hormuz and returned with giraffes from the eastern coast of Africa before China turned away from the oceans and entered a period of isolationism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Behind guarded gates resembling an Indian maharajah's palace are hundreds of elephants and big cats, giraffes grazing in a mock savannah, and chimpanzees and orangutans swinging from ropes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
"Longleat has been one of the most successful hubs for the breeding programmes of Nubian giraffes, so to start that journey again is a privilege," said Beasley.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
He then proceeded to pitch me an animated children’s show about singing giraffes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
“Don’t tell anyone from France,” Mia would begin, before whispering a secret, and Warren’s reply was always, “Wild giraffes couldn’t drag it out of me.”
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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