Giraffes are without a doubt one of my favourite animals. The are extremely graceful and have very courageous hearts. What sparked off my like in them was a video clip of them many years ago, that was filmed in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. It showed a mature male lion attacking a baby giraffe and the ferocious mother coming to the rescue. The lion was kicked to so badly that it was almost dead, many of its ribs were broken as well as the jaw. The local game warden then had to put the lion down, otherwise it would have suffered for may days until it died. I have also seen clips of them stealing food from visitors at the zoo.
