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Giraffa camelopardalis

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Notes:

His name is Siyabonga.... these were his first steps! The sequence is in order.

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Comments (6)
Stian Waaler
Amazing pictures, you are a lucky guy that got to see this :)
Hans.New
wow, I think I´ve never seen a siiting or liing giraffe on any movie or photo before.
DanielePralong
Thanks Shu! What a great name! I'm enjoying this giraffe series.
dungeonmasterShu
He was less than an hour old, and Siyabonga means "we thank you" in Zulu.
DanielePralong
Precious! He must have been just a few hours old... Can you tell us what Siyabonga means?

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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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