Acacia ants will swarm over branches and bite elephants or giraffes who try to eat the leaves of the whistling thorn (Acacia drepanolobium).

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/in-kenya-vicious-ants-are-nesting-birds-best-neighbors-study-finds/

And I’m really excited to go feed the giraffes.

Source: https://triblive.com/local/regional/daycation-experience-exotic-animals-at-hovatters-wildlife-zoo-in-west-virginia/

As the new month kicks off this week, plan ahead with our guide to 40+ summery things to do in London in August 2023, featuring festivals, comedy, beer, dinosaurs, giraffes, anime and, of course, Notting Hill Carnival.

Source: https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/things-to-do-this-week-in-london-31-july-6-august-2023

Housed in a £2.8 million state-of-the-art giraffe house and specially designed landscaped, the Rothschild’s giraffes represent a species in serious decline – there are less than 1600 left in the wild.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23266603.edinburgh-pandas-head-home-zoo-still-lot-work/?ref=rss

Our open-air vehicle bounced over rough dirt and soft sand roads to get close-up views of elephants, zebras, giraffes, lions, wildebeest, hippos, and many more animals in the bush.

Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2023/09/06/the-reluctant-traveler/

That’s the size of two giraffes in a year and the whole of the Eiffel Tower in a lifetime.

Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/microplastics-are-everywhere-what-are-they-doing-to-our-health

The first scientific paper on giraffes is published.

Source: https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1850786600/giraffes-spotted-in-the-wild

The giraffes are some of the many animals you can see up close during a keeper talk.

Source: https://www.dailyliberal.com.au/story/8051559/zoo-chat-the-top-five-reasons-you-should-visit-before-holidays-end/?src=rss

The giraffes were thought to have been extinct since the 1990s.

Source: https://www.africa.com/the-return-of-angolas-giraffes-is-one-element-in-a-wider-plan-to-revive-its-national-parks/

The newborn calf is settling in at Adelaide Zoo with the resident female giraffes, Kimya and Nolean.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/animals/sa-giraffe-calf-to-be-hand-raised-c-9373274

There were giraffes running around and I swam with Great White Sharks.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/18/im-a-celebrity-carol-vorderman-recalls-first-love-in-south-africa-18630566/

“We blame the American safari tourists who come here and bring all this nasty junk food for the giraffes.

Source: https://www.dailysquib.co.uk/world/52815-obese-giraffes-stampede-encampment-killing-20-tourists.html

“We know how loved our giraffes and ele-friends were in 2018 and 2021 and can’t wait to bring a third Wild in Art trail to the city’s streets and open spaces in 2024.”

Source: https://worcesterobserver.co.uk/news/something-great-is-coming-but-what-creature-will-be-the-next-to-visit-worcester/

When he does discover it, it coincidentally leads to him becoming closer with fellow intern Sophie Pettingel (Wilde) as the two travel everywhere in the world together, from stunning caves to the savanna with giraffes.

Source: https://collider.com/the-portable-door-movie-trailer/

Zoo staff also provided animal encounters for guests, including a boa constrictor, armadillo, and owl, and guests got to feed giraffes.

Source: https://www.peoplenewspapers.com/2023/12/12/out-about-zoo-to-do/