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
Kenyan authorities seized 400kg of giraffe meat as part of the global crackdown and, in Belgium, primate flesh was found.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
The giraffe is timid and beautiful and quite possibly the strangest creature I’ve ever seen.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Patterns resembling Voronoi diagrams can often be seen in nature, including the markings on giraffes.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
The proposals on the table attempt to strengthen protections for several shark species, weaken restrictions on trade in giraffes and open the way to limited sales of rhino horn and elephant ivory.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
“Think how you’ll grieve for all you’ll leave behind,” she sings to a herd of otters, koalas, flamingos, giraffes, bunnies and kangaroos fleeing Oz for the safety of the Yellow Brick Underground Railroad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
There are giraffes, elephants and dinosaurs, but none is animatronic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
There were panthers and leopards, wolves, tigers and antelopes; monkeys and hedgehogs, wombats, mountain goats and giraffes; and an enormous group composed entirely of kittiwakes and vultures.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
