Drawinfj by Philip R. Goodwin 



/{(•prodiKed through courtesy Charles Scribner's Sons 



DEFENSIVE ACTION OF RETICULATED GIRAFFE 



(iirafTes make no effort to hide or escape observation, trusting to their own wariness, speed, and keen 



senses, especially sight, for protection. With the exception of the ostrich, giraffes are the wariest game in all 



Africa and hardest to stalk. This one was caught asleep hy Colonel Koosevelt. When he was within a few 



feet of It, It reared and struck short and finally withdrew. The lion is the giraffe's only enemy among beasts 



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