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Welcome to !giraffes! We're all about the tall tales, the high life, and spotting the fun. Neck puns welcome. Stay lofty!

(Okapi enthusiasts are welcome, too!)

!giraffes basic rules:

  1. On-Topic Neck of the Woods: Keep your posts about giraffes or okapis. Veering off-topic will have your post grazing elsewhere.

  2. Tall Order of Respect: Don't be the low branch in our canopy of kindness. No bull(y)ing in our savannah.

  3. Illegal Spots are a No-No: Post only legal, safe content. If it's shady under your acacia tree, it's not for us.

  4. Don't Be a Repeat Grazer: No spam or misleading content. Stick to the fresh leaves of truth.

  5. Legitimate Herd Shop: Giraffe and okapi merch is welcome from verified sellers. Phony sellers will be stampeded out.

  6. Keep it G-Rated: This is a kid-friendly watering hole. Keep content as clean as a freshly groomed giraffe.

  7. Stand Tall Against Rule Breakers: If a post sticks out like a giraffe at a penguin party, report it to the mods.

  8. Mods with a Long Reach: Moderators will reach out and remove content that doesn't mesh with our savannah.

  9. Stay Adaptable: Rules may grow like a giraffe's neck. Stick around and you agree to adapt with us.

  10. Artificial Giraffes Get the Brush Off: We want to see the wild beauty of actual giraffes, not the pixelated pretenders. AI generated giraffe images are a giraffe's gallop away from reality, and won't be roaming our savannah. Keep it real, keep it giraffe.

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One astonishing fact about giraffes that many people might not know is that they have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans. Despite their long necks, giraffes only have seven cervical vertebrae, the same number as humans and most other mammals. However, each of these vertebrae in giraffes can be up to 10 inches (25 cm) long! This adaptation allows them to reach high branches for food, but it's quite remarkable that they achieve this length with the same number of bones that we have in our much shorter necks.

Photo credit to Elliot Connor

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