Blog posts tagged as Giraffe

Giraffe – New Endangered Species?

Giraffe are firmly favoured for their spectacular appearance on the African savannah. With adaptations that render them completely unique –...

Osteophagia? What the…

The conservation volunteers and I encountered this giraffe in Ithala Game Reserve supplementing her diet by sucking on a bone. This is called...

A Journey and a Dazzle for Zululand Rhino Reserve

Zululand Rhino Reserve volunteer Tracy Baving has a look at some strange, yet appropriate collective nouns for animals.

My favourite African animal, the giraffe!

This is what Zimanga's wildlife volunteer Melissa Aldenhoven had to say about her 'WOW' moment of the day after meeting her favourite African animal...

Why do giraffe chew bones?

During a morning monitoring session last week on Zimanga Private Game Reserve volunteers came across a very relaxed herd of giraffe grazing on one of...