Classified as Lower Risk, the giraffes of the African Savanna still suffer from the expansion of ranching and agriculture. Overgrazong has resulted in parts of the Savanna becoming a desert. / Giraffes have seven neck vertebrae, just like other mammals, but they are elongated to allow them to reach vegetation that smaller animals find inaccessible. They also possess a 45 cm long tongue!
A young reticulated giraffe almost disappears when standing against it’s mother. Captive animals.
Adelaide Zoo, South Australia. Pentax *ist DS.
Mounted Print: / Framed Print: “Watching Over Me” has appeared as the Avatar for the group “Animal Kingdom”. Great as a card, too: Mother giraffe keeping an eye on her baby. Non-photographic digital image, this is a photomontage, the sky is a seperate photo from the giraffes and the ground on which they stand. Award Other animal images you may enjoy: (Simply click thumbnail to view larger or purchase) ! Click on the buttons below to see more of my work:
Photographed at Auckland Zoo, N.Z. What DO you call a baby giraffe???!!
Taken at the Prague Zoo
Giraffe Calf, Marwell Zoo, Hampshire, England.
Another playful photoshop collage, this time combining a summer like sky with an image of a baby and mother reticulated giraffe nuzzling tenderly.
Took this at theSan Diego Wild Animal Park. Won the “Lots Of Licks” challenge in “Giraffes – the Long and Tall of it” Group / Placed in the Top Ten Challenge – “Head Shot’ in “Love A Giraffe” Group / Group Avatar – March 2009 – LMAO Group – Challenge winner
...giraffes down under ;-) ....at Taronga Zoo / Sydney, Aus / My 2009 CRITTERS Calendar / ♥Other Critter pics ♥ /
A young Giraffe rests at Monato free range Zoo in South Australia. FEATURED in the Love A Giraffe Group on 2nd November, 2008 FEATURED in the Giraffes – The Long And Tall Of It Group on 17th December, 2008 PLACED 3rd in the Giraffes – The Long And Tall Of It Group Challenge, In The Wild on 17/th December 2008 WINNER of the Giraffes – The Long And Tall Of It Group Challenge Giraffes From The Heart on 4th March, 2009 FEATURED in the Giraffes – The Long And Tall Of It Group on 4h March 2009 AVATAR for the Giraffes – The Long And Tall Of It Group on 4th March, 2009 Camera: Canon EOS 350D with Canon Zoom Lens EF 70-300mm. © Copyright 2008 Jenny Brice – All Rights Reserved / www.jennybrice.com
Soldiers of hope for a new generation of conservation. Volume 4
“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) 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 / /
When words can’t express themselves. / send an I Don’t Care Giraffe Only when you want to send the very worst. When you don’t care, show it! Please this is not directed at anyone, so do not take it personally. It’s just funny. Check out the “I Don’t Care” Bear Card / Check out the “I Don’t Care” Chick Card The “I Don’t Care” Animals are copyright Paul Gitto
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This image has been featured in the excellent Florida The Sunshine State group… Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, Florida Olympus SP570 UZ
© copyright 2009 All Rights Reserved / You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent. This was taken at the Boise Idaho Zoo, and I love it. I used my Canon EOS, Digital Rebel XT; Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec., F-stop and aperture value F/5.6, ISO 400, Lens was a Canon Ultra Sonic Zoom EF Lens 70-300mm. with Image Stabilizer, 1:4-5.6; Focal Length of lens was 250.0mm; and the Bit Depth was 8. The giraffe is related to deer and cattle, but is placed in a separate family, the Giraffidae, consisting of only the giraffe and its closest relative, the okapi. Its range extends from Chad in Central Africa to South Africa. Giraffes usually inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. However, when food is scarce they will venture into areas with denser vegetation. They prefer areas with plenty of acacia growth. They will drink large quantities of water when available which enables them to live for extended periods in dry, arid areas.
Taronga Zoo, Sydney / / more pics from my visit to Taronga can be seen over here
Certainly the look of sarcasm…...just couldn’t pass this one up / Taken @ Mogo Zoo, Batemans Bay
Giraffe- melbourne zoo / Tree- brush / Background- textures
‘Giraffe Expressionism’ / Taronga Zoo, Sydney / Australia. Canon 50D / 17-85 IS USM.
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