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DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires. Making their way to Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya, they look surprisingly relaxed as they watch on as workers clear the way for them. 'There are ten Giraffes currently at the manor,' says Giraffe Manor representative, Julia Perowne. “The giraffes come for breakfast and then appear sporadically throughout the day and in the evening.''They eat the horse pellets that we leave out for them, but anything they can get their hands on they seem to enjoy.

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