We spent a surprisingly long time watching the giraffes.
Not least because we were wondering if they were going to do something very naughty (note right-most photo)
One of the giraffes was er, bumping the other giraffe’s bum…
Then I read the sign and realised both were male. O_O|||
Sometime later they just started sniffing each other’s bums >_>
From the zoo site:
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African mammal, and the the tallest of all land-living animals. Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 meters tall and weigh up to 1,360kg. Females are generally slightly shorter and weigh less than the males. WIthin the first week of being born, a giraffe will grow one foot in height.
A giraffe can eat 63 kg of leaves and twigs daily. The giraffe will only sleep for 10 minutes and two hours in a 24-hour period. This has led to the myth that giraffes cannot lie down and that if they do so, they will die.
The National Zoo is home to 2 giraffes, named Humbekhali (Hummer) and Ketanga.
This will be my last full-length post in some time. Flying off to Japan for a month tomorrow!!
(See other National Zoo entries here.)
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