My African Safari Picnic: A(nother) Haiku; Or, September Bed-Hopping

Can giraffes cough?

Can giraffes cough?

According to some, no. Fiction. But what giraffes can do is stoop

low, lift their stubby little paws and board a Boeing 747 home to

South Africa. Fact.

This is precisely what one little giraffe did when she headed south

for the wilting days of British summer, the whole of autumn 2010 and

a fair chunk of winter in order to dip one toe in the Indian Ocean,

another in the Atlantic and stick her head above the canopy and nibble

on jungle.

Follow her African Safari Picnic over Table Mountain and through the

undergrowth as she becomes the first giraffe to contribute to the

When choosing pillows

The only question can be,

"Double, queen or king?"

My African Safari Picnic