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Giraffes

Maasai giraffes walk in Serengeti National Park, west of Arusha, northern Tanzania.

In Kenya, trees and giraffes hold an agreement: ‘Do not harm me’

Environment

Healthy ecosystems tend to seek balance. In the highlands of Kenya, this dynamic plays out in a tacit agreement between giraffes and their leafy diet.

Baby giraffe

Care not where giraffes wear neckties. Care that they might go extinct.

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