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giraffe

[juh-raf, -rahf] / dʒəˈræf, -ˈrɑf /


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Before its recent hurdles, it was a household name for children’s toys and gifts, widely recognized by its mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

In July 2024 Kenya Wildlife Service moved seven giraffes overland by truck from a farm in Eldoret and, in January 2025, another two from the Giraffe Center outside Nairobi.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2025

Giraffe poop can be brought back to the U.S. with the proper permits and inspections, according to Minnesota Public Radio.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Mr. Bright says the zoo hopes to raise money for groups like Save Giraffes Now and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.

From NewsForKids.net • Aug. 31, 2023

In every crevice of the mountain the forest harboured, and everywhere flourished the feathery palm, that Giraffe of Vegetables, as Stevenson so humorously describes it, nestling, crowding, climbing to the summit.

From Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage by Stubbs, Laura




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