giraffe
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On the lam in Texas: Gracie the giraffe.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 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
They also have English Staffordshire porcelain dog and giraffe figurines, vintage British and French Majolica plates, and lamps and rugs they found on Etsy, EBay and at auctions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
A tall, slender Riesling magnum is the giraffe of the wine world: striking and exotic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
A giraffe stretched his long neck out over the heads of the other animals and let a little boy in a sailor-suit tickle its nose.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
He then proceeded to pitch me an animated children’s show about singing giraffes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
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
There are giraffes, elephants and dinosaurs, but none is animatronic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Hannah wrote a report on giraffes last year when we were studying the African plains.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
