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The Giraffe’s Kisses are as Real as the Giraffe.
After New York Zoological Society Bulletin
This keeper can dispute the farmer who said "There ain't no sich animal," for he has been kissed by this giraffe many, many times. He says her kisses are just as "real" as the human variety.
She Will Be Twenty Feet High When She is a Young Lady.
Courtesy of New York Zoological Society
With a neck like the periscope of a submarine, this baby Giraffe commands a wide angle of vision on the affairs of Life. She is "But a lassie yet," and stands only twelve feet tall, but she will be twenty feet high when she is a young lady and can "look down" on some people.