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However, the name of the gazelle is scarcely, if at all, to be found in the Bible; in its stead we read roe, hart, or deer. Like a few other names of graceful and timid animals, the word gazelle has always been in the East a term of endearment in love. It was also a woman's favourite name (1 Chronicles 8:9; 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:1; Acts ...
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Bohlinia is an extinct genus of the artiodactyl family Giraffidae that lived during the Late Miocene in Eurasia and Africa. [2] It was first named by the paleontologist Dr. W. Matthew in 1929, and contains two species, B. adoumi and B. attica.
A newborn giraffe is 1.7–2 m (5 ft 7 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall. [46] Within a few hours of birth, the calf can run around and is almost indistinguishable from a one-week-old. However, for the first one to three weeks, it spends most of its time hiding, [108] its coat pattern providing camouflage. The ossicones, which have lain flat in the womb ...
The Bible Story is a ten-volume series of hardcover children's story books written by Arthur S. Maxwell [1] based on the King James and Revised Standard versions of the Christian Bible. The books, published from 1953 to 1957, retell most of the narratives of the Bible in 411 stories. [ 2 ]
A family's close encounter with a giraffe at a Texas drive-thru safari park was captured on camera, showing the animal plucking a toddler out of the bed of their truck and several feet into the air.
The Giraffe Heroes Program was established in 1991 to take the project's message into schools. A variety of materials has been developed for schoolchildren of all ages, using lesson plans in three stages - Hear the Story, Tell the Story, Become the Story - to empower and inspire them to take action about the things that concern them in their local communities.
Study of the Giraffe Given to Charles X by the Viceroy of Egypt (1827) by Nicolas Huet II, also showing the groom who would look after her for eighteen years. Zarafa (January 1824 [a] – 12 January 1845) was a female Nubian giraffe who lived in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris for 18 years.