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Giraffes - Tower family I saw this family of girrafes near Mount Oldonyo in Tanzania. I understood the native people call them "Towers" because they are higher than everything around. As I got out of the car trying to reach them, they began to walk quickly away from me, except the biggest one, which obviously was the "chief". It was standing calmly and watching me threateningly protecting its pride. Fall,Geotagged,Giraffa camelopardalis,Giraffe,Tanzania Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Giraffes - Tower family

I saw this family of girrafes near Mount Oldonyo in Tanzania. I understood the native people call them "Towers" because they are higher than everything around. As I got out of the car trying to reach them, they began to walk quickly away from me, except the biggest one, which obviously was the "chief". It was standing calmly and watching me threateningly protecting its pride.

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    Yasena Popova
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    http://www.jungledragon.com/image/25385/giraffes_-_tower_family.html/zoom Posted 8 years ago
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    This is a beautiful setting, showing these large mammals in their natural habitat. I love the mountain in the background, too! Posted 8 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    What an incredible sight! Is that Kilimanjaro in the back? We were close to it in Tanzania but it was too foggy. Posted 8 years ago
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      Yasena Popova
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      No, it's Mount Oldonyo between Ngorongoro and lake Natron. I couldn't see Kilimanjaro as well - it was pretty cloudy all the time. Posted 8 years ago
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        Ah, thanks for clearing that up, literally :) Posted 8 years ago

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The Northern Giraffe

The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. The giraffe is also noted for its extremely long neck and legs and prominent horns. It stands 5–6 m tall and has an average weight of 1,200 kg for males and 830 kg for females.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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By Yasena Popova

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Uploaded Jan 20, 2015. Captured May 29, 2014 07:35 in Waterfall Road, Tanzania.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/9.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO160
  • 38mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.