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The thickness of the giraffe's hide, and the size of the animal makes it imperative to get the hide off as quickly as possible to prevent hair slippage.
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But now the ante has been raised higher than a giraffe's ear.
Will Durst: Helen Keller's Mushrooms Will Durst 2010
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But now the ante has been raised higher than a giraffe's ear.
Will Durst: Helen Keller's Mushrooms Will Durst 2010
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The thickness of the giraffe's hide, and the size of the animal makes it imperative to get the hide off as quickly as possible to prevent hair slippage.
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No animal evolves in order to help itself, eg the giraffe's genes did not 'decide' to alter to reach trees, rather the genes altered and this proved beneficial, therefore they were passed on to the animal's offspring.
The Strange Elegance of the Giraffe-Necked Antelope » E-Mail 2009
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Here, among other works, hangs a topless woman amidst a pile of oranges ("Miss Navel Orange #2" by Mel Ramos), several large guns ("Gun," by Andy Warhol, and "Professional Courtesy," by James Rosenquist) and a man with a neck as long as a giraffe's ("Swan," by Yue Minjun).
Shocking in the Suburbs Nancy Keates 2011
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But now the ante has been raised higher than a giraffe's ear.
Will Durst: Helen Keller's Mushrooms Will Durst 2010
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Billy Farrell/BFA Renee Rockefeller, Carlos Mota and Allison Sarofim "I've never seen it in my life," fashion publicist Bonnie Morrison told artist Hope Atherton , who was wearing a ring made out of a giraffe's tooth.
Real-Life Gossip Girls Toast a TV 'Gossip' Marshall Heyman 2011
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No animal evolves in order to help itself, eg the giraffe's genes did not 'decide' to alter to reach trees, rather the genes altered and this proved beneficial, therefore they were passed on to the animal's offspring.
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The Rothschild's Giraffe project, launched in the spring and supported by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, hopes to gather more information about the giraffe's habitats and habits in order to put conservation plans in place.
Rothschild giraffe added to 'red list' of endangered species 2010
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