The other day we were visiting friends in North Carolina. They took us to this drive-thru Safari-like park. There were lots of fun things to look at, and we could roll down the car windows and pet and feed the assorted animals if we wanted to. The giraffes were in a big enclosure- we pulled the car up next to it and our friends said that if someone went up through the sunroof, we could feed them. I didn't see how they could possibly reach that far over the very high fence they were behind, but I volunteered, and they did. I managed to get some great pictures of their adorable, giant faces.
Here are some things I learned about giraffes that day:
~They are huger than you can imagine.
~ They have lumpy faces.
~ They are loud breathers.
~ They are very sweet and gentle and velvety- kind of like giant stuffed animals.
~They have very long eyelashes.
~ They drool.
The drooling part put a little "damper" on the bonding moment I was sharing with the biggest one. He let loose a long, stretchy transluscent drool gobber, at least 3 feet long, which hung precariously over the sunroof and then actually dropped into it. Luckily, Big Al had a bunch of paper towels handy.
I never thought I would be able to say a giraffe drooled in my sunroof, but now I can.
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