My African Safari Picnic: Things I Did Not Know: Part I

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

Saturday 25 September 2010

daddy lions and baby lions get to eat first,

even if the mummy lion caught the baby warthog (wartlet!)

birds eat cheese, lots of cheese

some elephants have two trunks...

south africans put avocado on pizza, no joke

everyone comes in all shapes and sizes,

even grasshoppers

ivy is not just an outside plant

My African Safari Picnic