10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The Big Five–lion, leopard, African buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros–are impressive, but my heart lies with the patterned mammals, giraffes and zebras. I was ecstatic when we found two giraffes by the side of the road “necking”, which I found out is a male test of strength and dominance, not a romantic entanglement.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 23, 2010

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby reticulated giraffe just days ago. The addition brings Busch Gardens’ giraffe population to 15. A giraffe’s gestation period is approximately 15 months, and the new baby will nurse for about one year. The term “reticulated” refers to the giraffe’s net-like pattern of spots.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

Well, Copenhagen Zoo is back in the news; a few weeks after killing a giraffe and feeding it to some lions, it went and killed some of those same lions. To really get a story out there it needs to go viral, like the story about that giraffe did.

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Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2016

I never get bored of Giraffes. The park also has Cheetahs and Painted Wolves (and while I didn’t see the later, they are fairly reliable). Springbok were one of my targets, and I got them! Or Cheetahs. A terrible shot of a tiny Lesser Bushbaby in camp. Oh, this is a bird site, almost forgot. Yes, there are birds.

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South Africa Leopards Giraffes Africa 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2015

Bigger than the African Buffalo or the American Bison, it is the largest land animal after the Elephant, Rhino, the Hippopotamus and the Giraffe. Among the bamboo, only a few metres away from us, is an imposing black shadow of the largest wild bovid alive today: Gaur!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2011

In past millennia, when there was more competition for food sources, he might have served a purpose gathering high-hanging fruit or browsing the tops of trees like a giraffe. There is no need for modern humans to be 6 ft 10. But alas for Aderman no such need exists today.

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Ecuador Giraffes ALA Species 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2013

Mammals seen; African Elephant, Brindled Wildebeeste, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Warthog, Impala, Springbok. Birding Destinations Pilanesberg National Park South Africa'

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South Africa Reptiles Mammals Giraffes 181

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

If you’ve ever imagined being surrounded by giraffes, up close (at least as close as is safe) and personal with elephants, or one night drive away from seeing notorious predators like leopards and jackals, this is the place for you. I recommend both, but either should net you Rock Pratincole , a cool falls specialty. Rock Pratincoles.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

A typical day spent in the crater will produce sightings of numerous giant African Elephant bulls, real great tuskers (interestingly the steep slopes of the crater walls discourage family herds of elephant as well as Giraffe), 1,000’s of very approachable Blue Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, Cape Buffalo and gazelle, East Africa’s most easily seen Black (..)

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Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 242

4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 16, 2011

For more information about the movie and the “See ‘African Cats,’ Save the Savanna” initiative, check out Disney.com/AfricanCats.

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Cats Lions Giraffes 2011 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2018

In the first full day, we have seen dozens each of giraffes, zebra, warthogs, elephants, 12 rhinos, 30 hippos, 3 Cape Buffalo, crocodiles, jackals, monkeys, baboons, literally a thousand impala, and at least 10 different antelope type animals.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 9, 2011

The area is a passage between the Amboseli, Tsavo West and Chyulu Hills National Parks that is frequently used by lions, cheetahs, elephants, zebras, giraffes and a host of other animals in the African savanna.

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Cats Lions Giraffes 2011 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

These vast and rugged lands of savanna, hills, gorges and rivers still protect some of Ethiopia’s largest extant herds of typical African savanna game, including African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog and numerous species of grazers. Yellow-billed Stork.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 254

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2022

This is also why you very rarely find a photo of a giraffe on top of one of these posts – the other reason of course being that a giraffe photo would be relatively pointless in a birding blog. One of these photos would almost certainly have made the cover of this post if the design did not require a more horizontal format.

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Mountain Goats Singapore Giraffes Birds 147

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The guide covers 57 mammals, 17 reptiles, and 8 amphibians—“most of the mammals and the more common reptiles and frogs that you are likely to encounter on a 1-2 week visit to Kruger or the adjacent reserves.”

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Rhinos Animal Mammals White Rhinos 252

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2018

Why would any human being think that killing a Giraffe ( Giraffa ) is a good idea? Thank God most human beings have developed a more modern view of wildlife and acknowledge that some animals display sufficient consciousness and self-awareness to deserve moral consideration. They are listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN red list.

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