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Giraffes- the long and tall of it!

All about Giraffes.

Featured Work

Uh, Hello by Kent Burton

A curious and very friendly Giraffe – By the wy, where do they get that great mascara?
Giraffe by Houndstooth Studio

Giraffe
Sad by Gili Orr

“Sad” was featured in the groups (4): / Live, Love, Dream / Giraffes- the Long and Tall of It! / Canon DSLR / and / THE COMPACT GROUP 1 per day. “Sad” also won the challenge YOUR VERY OWN FAV GIRAFFE IMAGE (7-October-2009) 377 views, 15 favoritings (17 November 2009) Photo taken in LA Zoo, California, with a Canon PowerShot S5 IS camera. / Exposure time 1/125 s / F-number f/3.5 / ISO speed ratings ISO 200 / Date/time original 23-5-2008 11:47:29 / Date/time digitized 23-5-2008 11:47:29 / Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode / Focal length 72 mm / Macro mode Normal / Flash mode Flash not fired / Continuous drive mode Continuous / White balance Cloudy / /
Niek and Dad - Close-up by steppeland

Artis Amsterdam – Zoo collection Young giraffe Niek -series / The young Giraffe Niek was born on Febr.22 2008. It’s the second young of mom Oranya and dad Asali – (pic made on the 18th of June 2008) Photograph made with Pentax K10D camera. Features, top 10 placements and challenge wins / This image received a top10 placement in Long, long legs , the baby giraffe and Your very own fav giraffe image (Oct.7, 2009) and was featured several times in Giraffes, the long and the tall of it (Oct.17 , 2009) / Thank you so much to this wonderful group! Oct.18 , 2009 – Challenge winner in On four legs by Mood and ambience group () Nov.11, 2009 – Top 10 placement in B&W Animal shots by Weekly Theme Challenges / Comments and feed-back always welcome. Thanks for looking :) / Tired of playing
Giraffe Silouette by Michael Moss

Masai Mara, Kenya
Giraffe on Giraffe by Sooty6

I woke up one morning after dreaming about this painting, so I decided to paint it and see what it looks like. / I like the way it turned out. I hope you do too. / Cheers /
Bottoms Up! by tracyleephoto

One of my favorite images taken on film and developed in my darkroom back in the good old days! ..how i miss that darkroom smell!
How Rude! by Mark Elshout

Did no one tell this giraffe that it is rude to poke your tongue out at someone? It is hard not to adore the friendly enticing face of a young giraffe. Featured in “Giraffes- the long and tall of it!” AVAILABLE Now! 2010 Calendar – Totally Wild for Black and White /
Tastes like eucalyptus by Walt Conklin

Giraffe at the LA Zoo. / My entry to the group: / Giraffes- the long and tall of it! / Entering one of my favorite photos
Markings by Anne-Marie Bokslag

Winner of the SHAPES and MARKINGS Challenge and therefore featured in the Giraffe the Long and Tall of it group. Picture taken in Animalpark Amersfoort, where they have only a male group of the Rothshild Giraffe and the Reticulated Giraffe
safe by Martine Roch

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Recent Work

portrait of a giraffe by RichImage

One of the Giraffes at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona, USA 2008,
Hello - Welcome to Namibia by Strolch

Well, as you may have noticed .. or not…lol I was really quiet during the past 2-3 weeks, Yep, I was off for holidays in Namibia, Africa and had an awesome trip and I want to share this time with you, I hope you enjoy. / This giraffe was taken in Etosha Pan and had a look at me while we stopped taking pictures of her … or him.
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) by Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos

Selati Game Reserve, South Africa / Also in the Focus on wildlife / Calendar 2010 Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300 mm, 1/350 sec at f/ 5.6, ISO 200 / © Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos Photography, 2009. / All Rights Reserved.
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) by Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa / Also in the Focus on wildlife / Calendar 2010 Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/ 5, ISO 200 / © Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos Photography, 2009. / All Rights Reserved.
Giraffe by sara montour

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Giraffe by Rebecca Conroy

Kruger National Park. / South Africa
Car Shoppers by Terence Russell

I live very close to and was once a docent at Fossil Rim Wildlife Park, a drive through zoo near Glen Rose, Texas. Given these two facts plus my addiction to photography, you can bet I have more than my share of great animal photographs. I had too many taken, it was beginning to be a rut for those on WebShots who did and continually come to visit my art. So, one evening, I decided to use the prior day’s images for some humorous work. This is one of a series of such images I did. If this one seems to get some following, I’ll follow with the rest at a reasonable rate.
RADAR by mlynnd

This is one of the giraffes at the Brookfield Zoo. Looks like he has his radar going. Taken with a Canon 40D.
Rush Hour at the Buffet by Nancy Barrett

Maasai Giraffes feeding on acacias on the Serengeti Plains. Nikon FE, Velvia film, scanned from slide
YOU TALKING TO ME by cdudak

This is one of the giraffes at the Brookfield Zoo.
Hello by Rosie Appleton

Masai Giraffe on the Masai Mara, Kenya Masai Giraffe are a near threatened species that are only found in a small part of Kenya and across the border into Tanzania.
Eye to Eye by Terence Russell

Taken at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas.

Featured Members

About This Group

....anything giraffe …. for the lovers of the ginormous long neck…this is a group for everyone who loves giraffes! So expect….LOTS OF GIRAFFENESS!

PLEASE..be courteous – 1-3 UPLOADS A DAY
...& give as many people as possible some space on the front page!
_{(anything more will regrettably be deleted!)}

Our current Avatar is:-

by Gili Orr

Congratulations Gili for winning:-
Oct#1 Challenge- YOUR FAV GIRAFFE IMAGE

Our Current Challenge is:-
...soon to be announced

Check out all results and congratulate our Finalists here @ the Forums
Got an idea or Challenge suggestion? Click Here!

Just a reminder that our gallery pics are being culled @ 25 pages (450 images) – so if an older image of yours is removed, please – IT’S NOT PERSONAL – just re-submit it – it helps keep the gallery fresh and moving – it puts your pics back close to the front of the gallery with more exposure! All challenge winners will remain in the group and permanently in the Featured Work to allow them to be part of the ‘Promote’ button ♥

September 2009 Home Page Feature
One of our members landed on the Red Bubble Front page today, 22nd September 2009

Big Congrats to Paul Jackson
for his Front Page Feature with the very cute

Well Done Paul! Congratulations!

Three of our members have a beautiful giraffe calendar at the moment, displaying the elegance and wonder of these graceful animals..If you have a calendar dedicated only to giraffes… drop either host a bubblemail and let us know…
Otherwise… GET CREATIVE!!!! They make fantastic gifts!!!

* Live Cam! National Geographic Wild Cam Africa – live 24hr cam from a watering hole in the Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa – depending on the time of day, a fascinating glimpse of the abundant wildlife and activity at the waterhole..often seeing the giraffes wandering in for a drink…WARNING..IT’S TOTALLY ADDICTIVE!!!

...there are currently TWO giraffe groups active on Red Bubble atm…. pop over and say a big hi to our sister-group Love a Giraffe... as we all obviously share a common love of these beautiful creatures ♥
- TALL FACTS:-
Giraffes require the least amount of sleep of any animal. They only need between 10 minutes and 2 hours of sleep a day.
Giraffes have a tongue that is able to grasp and hold items. This type of tongue is call prehensile. It also allows them to curl their tongue around leaves and branches high up in trees.
Just like humans, giraffes have seven vertebrae in their necks. Unlike humans, however, each vertebrae is about 5 inches (11 centimeters) long. The neck of an adult giraffe is about six feet long (1.8 meters), and is extremely muscular.

Feel free to send a bubble mail to your hosts Angie or a-m with a query or suggestions at any time…♥