giraffe

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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

A tall, slender Riesling magnum is the giraffe of the wine world: striking and exotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

His daughter’s safari-themed nursery was lined with custom giraffe wallpaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Coaxed and tugged by rangers, a blindfolded giraffe totters into the specialised vehicle that will transport it away from an increasingly hostile environment to a new home in Kenya's eastern Rift Valley.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

So I sculpted the chewing gum I had in my mouth into a miniature giraffe, fixing its long neck on a match, and handed it to her.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat