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THE GIRAFFE. 
Mr. Richard Davis, animal painter to 
King, who painted several portraits of thi® 
giratfe for his late Majesty, communicated t'’ 
the public some interesting particulars relatR^ 
to its manners and habits. 
“ In its natural habits I cannot conclu(l^ 
that the giraffe is a timid animal, for, whe** 
led out by its keepers, the objects whi^^^ 
caught its attention did not create the leas' 
alarm, but it evinced an ardent desire to af” 
proach whatever it saw. No animal was boW 
enough to stand and suffer the giraffe to cotf^ 
near it. Its docile, gentle disposition leads 
to be friendly and even playful with such 
are confined with it : a noise will rouse i*’ 
attention, but not excite fear. Its walk 
fast, from the length of its limbs, but extremel) 
awkward : its gallop is a succession of jumps- 
“The motions of the head and neck 
extremely graceful and curious. The eye ’’ 
large, prominent, and exceedingly quick 
