We were heading out for a night ambush on Thursday and encountered a small giraffe herd (very common here) when I met a young female giraffe by the name of Kariba. Kariba was brought in as an injured ‘child’ (not sure what the name for a young giraffe is! Foal? Calf?) and nursed back to health, therefore she was hand raised before being released and consequently is quite comfortable around people. As you can see from the photos, she is quite friendly, although I wouldn’t like to get kicked by those legs. She is not fully grown but it gives you some idea of how big giraffes are. If a big male was to stand still long enough it would be possible for me to walk underneath him, like passing through an archway.
Anyway, have a meeting on so bye for now.
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| Kariba and another young giraffe on the road. |
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| Kariba, note her bent horn which was damaged in the accident prior to her rescue. |
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| Barend taking a photo of Kariba from the bakkie door, to give you an idea of how close she will come. |
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| Kariba and me. |
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