Motif : Reticulated Giraffe


Posted by DC on Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:38 pm

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Reticulated Giraffe
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This is my friend Gerry :)

We went to South Lakes Zoo whilst on holiday in the Lake District last year. Concentrating on a couple of giraffes near the giraffe house, this guy came up alonside me and poked his head over the fence and sniffed my head. Scared the whatsit out of me :roll: Anyway, we became acquainted over the next few minutes and he let me take this shot just before he wandered off.


BTW, his name's not really Gerry :wink:
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by ebkw on Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:18 pm
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by abiggs on Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:38 pm
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what a beautiful eye. I always feel like giraffes are the most serene animals out on the plains.
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by Karen S on Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:42 pm
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Way to get close to this one. Hope he didn't try to spit on you. Nice job.
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by NDCheryl on Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:48 pm
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by Dennis Olivero on Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:57 pm
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So do EYE. Good work Dave!
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by Carol Clarke on Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:27 pm
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Karen S wrote:Way to get close to this one. Hope he didn't try to spit on you. Nice job.
No Karen, they don't spit, but this one kept nuzzling and licking Dave for several minutes! :wink:
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:47 am
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Very interesting detail. I like it a lot.
 

by Matt Cox on Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:58 pm
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Great motif shot here, Dave. I really like the composition and how it's so obvious that it's a giraffe even though so little of the animal is shown.
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