Love a Giraffe
Featured Work
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Baby Giant by Karen Hull
This miniature / ACEO was painted using coloured pencils and ink on drafting film. To see more art go to www.miniatureartbykhull.com.
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portrait of a giraffe by RichImage
One of the Giraffes at Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona, USA 2008,
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Baby Giraffe by francophotos
Featured in the Depth Of Field group / Featured in the Love a Giraffe group / Featured in the Technical Photography group / Featured in the Shades of Grey group Four month old baby giraffe in captivity Cheshire UK / Endangered species
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THE " FAMILY GATHERING " by Magaret Meintjes
LOCATION CAPTURED: Groenland Gamelodge, Tolwe, Limpopo Province, South Africa GIRAFFE – Giraffa camelopardalis This is the tallest animal on earth, growing up to about 5 meters. The tallest recorded, an exceptional animal from Kenya, measured nearly six meters. The ‘horns’ or sub-conical ossicones are topped with black hair and look like knobs. There is sometimes a smaller ‘horn’ or knob, between the two ‘horns’. They have stiff bristle-like manes. extending from the top of the head between the horns to the top of the shoulders. The extraordinary neck has seven elongated vertebrae, the same number as has man. Special valves in the carotid artery and jugular vein prevent flooding or evacuation of blood from the skull when the head is either lowered or raised. / Their preferred habitat is bushy or open scrubby plains with acacia trees, which is their favoured food. They are not generally associated with open plains. They will drink if water is available but this is not essential as they appear to be able to subsist on water from their food plants. / Giraffe are predominantly diurnal, but will also move and feed after dark. They rest in the hottest part of the day, sometimes with the head resting in the fork of a tree. / Social structure is not strong and bulls wander from one herd to another and leadership appears to be loose, with no apparent established hierarchy. Although they are docile, they will defend themselves stoutly against their main predator, the lion. They have been known to kill a lion by a sharp forward chop of their forelegs. Smaller predators than lion will try and take their young. / The males spar in the mating season with characteristic swinging of their necks against each other, butting with the horns and using the head as a club. This is the probable reason for the male’s larger head and horns. These fights are rarely serious and little damage is done. One calf is born, rarely twins. / Food: Almost exclusively browsers, they eat a wide variety of leaves and twigs. Acacias are preferred and have proved to have a high degree of protein. They will eat newly sprouted grass and will eagerly eat mineralized soil or even gnaw on bones for the mineral content.
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THE EXUBERANCE OF YOUTH by Michael Sheridan
A baby Reticulated Giraffe kicks up his heels.
Recent Work
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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.
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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.
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Rothschild giraffes by MarkVanScyoc
Pair of Rothschild giraffes at the Giraffe Centre on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Rothschild giraffes are only found in the grasslands of East Africa and are considered critically endangered. (Canon Rebel – XT)
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Giraffe by Alan Harman
On one of my first trips to the Nederlands my family in law brought me up to the zoo in Emmen where the open style enclosures made this photo of a Giraffe possible..
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Giraffe Expressionism by SD Smart
‘Giraffe Expressionism’ / Taronga Zoo, Sydney / Australia. Canon 50D / 17-85 IS USM. Click image for larger preview.
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Sparring Giraffes by Adrian Paul
Taken in Arusha National Park, Tanzania Camera – Nikon D80; Lens – Tamron 28-300 VC zoom 129 Views – 13 Nov 2009 FEATURED in EXOTIC ANIMALS group FEATURED IN EVEN TOED UNGULATES Framed Print /
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Giraffes by MarkVanScyoc
Giraffes in a natural setting on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. (Canon Rebel – XT)
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Masai Giraffes by Ann Douthat
This is a Masai giraffe, it has different markings to the Rothschild and Reticulated giraffes. / My (photographer) sister photographed these in Tanzania.
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Giraffe Snack Time by Tom Newman
Melbourne Zoo Australia Nikon D300 / Nikkor 18-200mm
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From The Dust by Catherine Howell
another acrylic painting on a square canvas. thanks for looking!!
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Trippingly on the tongue..... by RichImage
“Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounc’d it to you, / trippingly on the tongue….” A line from Shakespeare’s HAMLET. If anyone could follow those instructions I would think a Giraffe could. They have the most delightful tongues. This is the male Giraffe at the Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona, USA. 2009.
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Giraffe IX by Tom Newman
Giraffes at Melbourne Zoo / Giraffes have been eliminated from much of their former ranges in western Africa and the southern Kalahari. Giraffes were nearly eliminated from East Africa at the turn of the century by non-native hunters and rinderpest, a disease believed to be introduced by cattle imported to Africa. / In 1827, when a giraffe was placed on public display for the first time in Paris, it nearly caused a riot. The arrival of the giraffe also started a fashion frenzy, influencing hairstyles, clothing, and accessories. / Males average 17 feet when adults, while adult females reach 14 feet. The largest male giraffe on record was more than 19 feet tall. / Weight: Males weigh from 1,700 to 4,000 lbs., and females weigh from 1,200 to 2,500 lbs. / Lifespan 15 – 20 years. D300 lens 80-400mm ED VR / FL: 400mm, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO:200
About This Group
There are a lots of different animal groups on redbubble, but none dedicated to the giraffe. Giraffe are beautiful and fascinating and deserve the attention that a giraffe group can give them. So if you have a picture of a giraffe or love giraffe, this is the group for you!
An update on what is written above – there are 2 giraffe groups now running (both started on the same day would you believe), and they have some beautiful work and friendly members over there so pop by and say hi to them too – Giraffes – the Long and the Tall of It!
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