
Well, Hello There!
I made friends with this guy. A Giraffe….a very TALL Giraffe!

This guy could eat the fronds on the top of that palm tree!
And if he wants, he can bring a friend as well!

Time To Visit A “Tower” Of Giraffes!
Yes, a herd of Giraffes is called a “tower” – because they tower over every other animal…they also can eat the tops of trees, so here is a “tower” of Giraffes doing just that in the Okavango Delta of Botswana:
This was quite the discovery: our terrific Wilderness Qorokwe Guide tracked a “tower” of Giraffes and we watched them graze – now, watch what I happened upon – note, the video shows a male Giraffe “tasting” the female’s urine:
That’s a mating ritual: the male is tasting the urine to see if the female is ovulating…the things you learn on a safari!
We loved seeing Giraffes everywhere in Africa: like this late night grazer at the Singita Boulders lodge:
They are graceful, serene and mostly oblivious to us – if they sense we are too close, they just move away and go back to eating – here’s what it’s like to track them from the Jeep:
Now, if you want some really fascinating insights on the mating rituals of these Giraffe, click here!
Of course, we found so many other packs of animals as well, like this pride of Lions:

See more videos of these magnificent creatures here:
I’ve been sharing the food we enjoyed on safari as well – those stories live on my “all food all the time” blog – here’s the latest safari culinary adventure I shared:
Thanks for going along on our incredible safari adventure!
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Categories: Africa, Exotic Travel, Memoirs, nature, safari, Travel, Travel Adventures, Travel Memoir
I love this!
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Only previously having seen two or three giraffes together in zoos, I was amazed to see large herds of them roaming around in Kenya. And I also remarked about how they eat spiny, prickly ‘leaves’ that appear to offer so little nourishment.
Shared on Twitter. Best wishes, Pete.
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Great point Pete – they are our “spirit animal” and we loved watching them graze freely…thanks for the note and share!
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Love giraffes – can’t wait for you two to go back and have new experiences and photos for us also 🙂 !
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I love seeing the giraffes when we do the Safari adventure at the Animal Kingdom in Disney World. I couldn’t imagine how awesome it would be to truly see them in the wild! Thanks for sharing!
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Tower is exactly the right word for this!
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I adore giraffes, John. They are my favourite creature. You got some marvelous shots 👌
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Giraffes are such amazing animals and so graceful….chuq
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Agree, thanks for the note!
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Really cool! We recently did a few game drives out at a nature preserve in South Africa and really nothing you see on TV prepares you for how cool it is in person.
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That is perfectly stated! You really can’t ever imagine ahead of time the incredible number and variety of wildlife living free! Thanks for the note!
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We love giraffes! http://www.savethegirafe.org ❤️❤️❤️🦒🦒🦒
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Thanks for sharing! We agree 1000%!
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