It’s World Giraffe Day! 🦒🦒 June 21st is the longest day of the year and the perfect day to celebrate the tallest animal on earth! 40% of the Giraffe population has declined in the last 3 decades, 50% or more of giraffe infants won't survive to adulthood, 4x as many elephants exist in Africa as giraffes and 3,800,000 square miles of historic giraffe habitat has been lost, an area ~ the size of the US! 🚨YOU CAN HELP!! Register for the 2025 Sanderson Ford Giraffe Jam Family Fun Run “almost a 5K”

It’s World Giraffe Day! June 21st is the longest day of the year, so it’s only appropriate to celebrate the world’s long-necked animal! The day is a celebration of these animals and a way to create awareness on the challenges they face in the wild like hunting & habitat loss. You can support our herd and giraffe conservation by visiting the feeding deck! #memphiszoo #zoo #giraffe #worldgiraffeday #fun #conservation | Memphis Zoo

Jimmiyu is ready for his close-up this World Giraffe Day! 🦒❄️ June 21 is World Giraffe Day, chosen by the @giraffe_conservation to celebrate the world’s tallest animal on the longest night of the year in the Southern Hemisphere—also known as the winter solstice. We’re proud to support GCF’s vital work, including training wildlife veterinarians in Namibia to help protect these gentle giants. And right here at Taronga, our keepers play a key role in giraffe conservation through daily care, educat

🌿 The Incredible Feeding Secrets of the Giraffe 🦒 When you watch a giraffe feeding, you’re witnessing one of nature’s most extraordinary designs in action. Standing tall above the treetops, these gentle giants use their prehensile tongues—up to 45 cm long!—to skillfully strip leaves from thorny acacia trees without a single scratch. Their tongues are a striking dark blue-black color, helping to protect them from sunburn during hours of browsing under the African sun. With precision and grace,