
Giraffes know that two heads,

work better than one.

You can look two ways at the same time,

and one head can prod another along!

Three heads are even better than two,

but prone to disagree about directions.

Compromise must be worked out.

Four heads can be confusing,

but giraffes will usually agree.
I wonder, why can’t we?
Cheers to you for the cooperative giraffes of Kruger National Park.
(Note: This is a reworked post from photos taken in 2015.)
Great photos. Beautiful animals. ๐ฆ
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Grazie mille John แ
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Ahahaha! You are funny and clever, Cindy! Love the photos of these goofy animals.
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So happy you do & thank you Teresa แ
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It is nice to redo a post with great pictures. Nowadays we don’t go anywhere so we have to reuse other ones and you did it wonderfully with your comments under the pics. Love it!
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I so appreciate your support! Thank you, and you are exactly right. It is not worth risking covid to take new photos. แ
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How did you manage that shot? Two heads but just four legs!
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Thank you for the smiles Cindy! I love the playful tone to your posts lately. I certainly need some play and lightness in my life. I remember being in awe the first time I saw giraffes at a zoo. I hope to one day see them and the other beautiful large animals of Africa. to more love and laughter! ๐งก
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Good question: Why can’t we? Great photos of these “long horses,” Cindy — they almost look happy to have posed for you!
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I accidentally spooked the one running sideways, before this they tolerated me แ
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Photos to smile at and words to nod to. Thank you Cindy ๐
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Hugs to you Val & thank you too แ
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Giraffe spots …
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Spotters with spots!
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Nice! I’m planning a trip to Kruger NP in 2022.
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You will be in heaven! Lucky you แ
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These made me smile. I love the close up portrait. ๐
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Beautiful post and photos!
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Ahh, thank you Bette and lovely to hear from you Stay safe and well my friend แ
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The giraffe in the first picture really looks as if she has two heads. Amazing!…
I always envy these animals for their long and thick lashes…
Stay safe, dear Cindy!
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Giraffes are gorgeous, graceful creatures, aren’t they, with such beautiful eyes แ
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The giraffes going different directions. Now there is a giraffe willing to stick it’s neck out, Cindy! The first ones I ever encountered were on the Serengeti Plains. I was driving around in a VW bug. They were tall. ๐ โCurt
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Laughing….. Yep. They have reach!! I insisted we drive a sport-ut for or second trip. Jim booked a 4wd compact for the first. The elephants thought we were toys to play with, which of course we were ๐
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I’d like to know what they are thinking!
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How do we get away from this pesky photographer person????
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๐ I think they would be pleased with how good you make them look.
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They should, shouldn’t they, but I suspect they would get further annoyed, if I tried to bring my photos to their eye level! ๐
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They would likely freak out a little, seeing as it would be a rare creature on 2 legs that they’ve ever seen eye to eye!!!!! ๐
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Exactly! ๐
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Love this!
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โค that you do and thank you!
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Beautiful blog
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Kind & much appreciated. Thank you แ
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My pleasure
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Giraffes are wonderful animals. Thank you, Cindy, for your magnificent series of photographs.
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I โค my friends who โค giraffes, so thank you Isabel แ
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Ha! I still can’t see the body of the second giraffe in that beginning photo, Cindy. This was such fun for my Monday morning. Here’s to a happy and sassy week. Hugs on the wing!
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Hugs to you sweet friend. Stay safe & well แ
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Simply wonderful! Great animals, lovely compostition and views, Cindy!
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You are very kind and most appreciated. Thank you แ
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These photographs are amazing. I like your animal magic narration too.
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Awww, thank you Charlotte. Hope you all are staying safe & well แ
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Wonderful! I know this was in 2015, but I had wondered if your twins got to go with you on photo shoots?? Or are they too young yet?
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Well, I do photo shoots of them, which is super fun, and they are entranced by the camera, and like all children, beautifully photogenic. I can’t take photos when I take them places, because I am focused on keeping them alive as they tend to run really quite quickly, in opposite directions, to places they shouldn’t, laughing and saying, “No, no, no, no, no! Dangerous!” Two year old twins are tons of fun, and lots of exercise, but not so good at waiting while Nana takes photos! ๐ ๐
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I can picture this, and you have given me a good laugh this morning!!
no no no DANGEROUS – hilarious
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They are quite hilarious, when they are not terrifying me! ๐
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Such wonderful photos, Cindy! They bring back memories!
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Thank you Susan and I am happy you have those memories. I know how special they are แ
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๐โซ๐ค๐ค love them thank you for repurpose for me ๐ฅฐ
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Awww, makes me happy I reposted Mimi. Thank you & cheers แ
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I like to imagine the surprise, in days gone by, when someone would see a giraffe for the first time. There are a few stories of giraffes brought out of Africa as gifts to royalty of various countries and treated like royalty themselves, with their aristocratic faces and coats that look like pure velvet.
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Can you imagine trying to describe a giraffe to someone who hasn’t seen one! Sorta like Plato in the cave. I doubt I could get it right, and I certainly couldn’t draw it, and even if I could, who would believe it?
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love these Cindy. If 2 heads are better, what are 3? โค๏ธ๐คฃ
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Confused! ๐ ๐
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Adorable creatures ! ๐
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They are special แ
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Great alignment!
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Smiling! Thank you แ
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Wunderschรถne Bilder, liebe Cindy. Ich sah Giraffen 1969 im Serengeti- Nationalpark, aber nicht so nahe! Hab eine frohe Zeit.
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Vielen Dank lieber Ernst. Ich bin froh, dass Sie das Wunder Afrikas erlebt haben, mein Freund แ
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How could you not love those “pretty” faces ๐
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They are beautiful aren’t they, especially the eyes แ
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These images are quite special. I shot some pics of giraffes on safari, but I never got as close as you did with that last shot. Great!!!
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Thank you very much. I am happy you have experienced the wonder แ
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Those are some tall tales. And tails.
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The taller, the better, as you well know my friend! ๐ แ
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The tallest!
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Love to you my friend. Today is a happy day, My Christmas bulbs just decided to bloom! Hope rises แ
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The earth answers winter with blossoms. I can’t wait for warm weather. I’m glad you have Christmas bulbs, you’re ahead of the game, as usual.
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Cheers to you Brenda & stay warm แแ
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They look so gentle and sweet Cindy.
Leslie
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They are special creatures แ
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You must miss travelling around Cindy! I wonder If one can tell the age of a Giraffe by the number of wrinkles on it’s eye lids?
Great shots Cindy!
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Thanks! Travel seems like a distant memory now…. Please, count the wrinkles and let us know your findings! ๐
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Cindy, thank you once again for sharing your beautiful photographs with us.
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Ahhh, you are so welcome. Stay safe and well Charles & thank you my friend แ
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Reblogged this on Musings on Life & Experience and commented:
Outstanding pictures of Kruger National Park giraffes by Cindy Knoke.
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Awww, you are such a thoughtful and appreciated friend Patricia. Thank you & stay safe and well แแ
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I love these pictures of giraffes and your final question wondering why we can’t agree!
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Thank you Kathy. We need to return to polite discourse, compromise and reason. These fringe extremes are so harmful แ
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Amen to that!!
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Love!!! I’m sending this post to my bestie. She loves giraffes.
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Thank you! I โค people who โค giraffes. They are graceful wonders แ
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She loved the post!
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So pleased to hear! Thank you for letting me know & cheers to you Chandra แแ
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Ahhaha! Talk about body language! Love the “prod” and “crossed heads” ones especially, Cindy ๐
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Smiling. Happy you do Felipe & thank you my friend แ
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What a say!? Beautiful pics and I love all the captions and have the same question as you. ๐ค๐
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Smiling. Thanks much and it is good to know that two heads can think as one! ๐
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