Giraffe

The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Its species name refers to its camel-like shape and its leopard-like colouring. Its chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its distinctive coat patterns. It is classified under the family Giraffidae, along with its closest extant relative, the okapi. The nine subspecies are distinguished by their coat patterns.

The giraffe's scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south, and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east. Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs, grasslands, and open woodlands. Their primary food source is acacia leaves, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach. Giraffes are preyed on by lions; their calves are also targeted by leopards, spotted hyenas, and African wild dogs. Adult giraffes do not have strong social bonds, though they do gather in loose aggregations if they happen to be moving in the same general direction. Males establish social hierarchies through "necking", which are combat bouts where the neck is used as a weapon. Dominant males gain mating access to females, which bear the sole responsibility for raising the young.

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Giraffe (novel)

Giraffe is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Scottish writer J. M. Ledgard.

Giraffe is based on a true Czechoslovakian story, which Ledgard discovered while working as a journalist in the Czech Republic for The Economist in 2001. In 1975, on the eve of May Day, Czechoslovakian secret police dressed in chemical warfare suits sealed off the zoo in the small Czech town of Dvůr Králové nad Labem and orchestrated the slaying of the zoo's entire population of forty-nine giraffes - the largest captive herd in the world. No reason for the action was ever given, and discussion of the incident was suppressed. It remains a state secret in the Czech Republic. Ledgard recounts the story of the giraffes from their capture in Africa to their deaths far away in the Eastern Bloc.

Giraffe was published in 2006 by Penguin Press in the United States, Jonathan Cape in Britain, and Héloïse d'Ormesson in France. Czech, Dutch, and English-language paperback editions appeared in 2007. While some reviewers found Giraffe stilted and sombre, the majority praised it as a masterpiece. The novel was named a 2006 Book of the Year by the Library Journal, and as a novel of the year by newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Giraffe (album)

Giraffe is the third full-length album by British musician Richard Warren, released under his pseudonym, Echoboy. It was released on February 10, 2003 on Mute Records in the United Kingdom and on February 25 of that year in the United States. It was produced by Flood.

Critical reception

Although Giraffe received generally favorable reviews from critics, not all reviews were favorable. Michael Idov of Pitchfork Media awarded the album a rating of 4.7 out of 10, describing the album as "50 minutes of structured wankery, as performed by a lone Brit with the questionable talent to put a chorus to a verse..."

Track listing

  • Automatic Eyes
  • Don't Destroy Me
  • Comfort of the Hum
  • Summer Rhythm
  • High Speed in Love
  • Fun in You
  • Lately Lonely
  • Good on T.V.
  • Wasted Spaces
  • Nearly All the Time

    • Personnel

  • Rob Bailey Guitar (Electric)
  • Kevin Bales Drums
  • Dark Moor Mixing Assistant
  • Flood Producer
  • Pauline Kirke Cello
  • Rob Kirwan Drum Programming, Engineer, Mixing
  • Liz Chi Yen Liew Violin
  • Nilesh "Nilz" Patel Mastering
  • Mick Rock Photography
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    The Way Back Home

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    I was lost in the city when I chanced on a man
    Who said he was Jesus, as he held out his hand
    I tossed him a quarter and said, "I'm your biggest fan"
    "Do you know the way back home?"
    And the planet sits waiting for this man to appear
    Who will solve all our problems and make everything
    clear
    Cause we are all prisoners of apathy and fear
    And we've lost the way back home
    We lost the way back home
    Find the way back home
    Find a way back home
    Find the way back home
    But there is no one coming with great things to say
    There's no simple solutions, there's no last judgment
    There's only the trying to find a better way
    To look for the way back home
    To look for the way back home
    Find the way back home
    Find a way back home
    Find the way back home
    Find a way back home
    Find the way back home
    I'm walking on pavement where old illusions fall
    I'm struck by a sadness
    Find a way back home
    Find a way back home
    Find a way back home
    Find a way back home
    Find a way back home
    And the man who was Jesus lit his last cigarette
    And he spoke in a whisper with a voice of regret
    "You've all heard the answer, but you're not listening




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