Is that giraffe saliva? Yes.

At the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, they have a number of animal exhibits, but the big draw is the giraffes. It's not merely that they are the only animals who aren't listlessly lying around in the midday heat.
There's a baby giraffe, named Maliki. He won't come too close, but that's what zoom lenses are for.




The adult giraffes also show their special skills.
And there's a platform from which you can feed them! The staff have pellets that you can place on their tongues.

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  1. Ray Palm (Ray X)Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 9:43:00 PM PDT

    Good shots, especially that one of the prehensile tongue with the tree.

    A thought just struck me: Is Gene Simmons of Kiss part giraffe?

    Ray

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  2. DougSunday, September 28, 2008 at 3:34:00 PM PDT

    I think the story is that he's supposedly part demon. However, Kiss-tory aside, I'd say it's less likely he has any giraffe-ness; they are majestic creatures, and Mr. Simmons is... not.

    He should be so lucky as to be more like giraffes.

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