THE GIRAFFE 



a considerable elevation. It is usually hunted on 

 horseback. 



The hides of these animals are greatly sought 

 after for making sjamboks, and the lashes of wagon 

 whips. 



Tick Birds (Buphaga) and Buffalo Weaver Birds 

 (Texor niger) visit the Giraffe and free it of ticks, 

 rendering their host good service, and also by- 

 acting as sentinels. 



A fully adult male Giraffe is able to elevate his 

 head to a height of i8| feet, and a female to about 

 1 6 feet. 



The Giraffe in captivity is an exceedingly gentle 

 and inoffensive creature. 



When drinking or reaching for food upon the 

 ground, it is obliged to straddle its long front limbs 

 wide apart. 



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