The mother Giraffe was being very affectionate and rubbing her face on the young giraffe. I just kept snapping photos until I got this one, where they looked like they were sharing a special moment together.

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    I remember going to zoo with my kids and watching as one giraffe drank the others pee.

    I thought it was hilarious, my kids were horrified.

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    Giraffes are so fucking weird. They are these tall, lanky creatures with really long necks, they have a tongue that is so long that it can be used to pick their nose, and they have these weird little antennas. I love how weird they are. 🦒

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      I mean, I’ve seen giraffes. Actual ones and your comment made me realize how fucking strange they are. Like proper mythological weird.

      Thanks!

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    I think that’s in Fort Worth, right? I saw the little one when it was about half that height. Did you stop by the cats?

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      Yep, this is Fort Worth. I did stop by the cats! The tiger was absolutely incredible. He was walking all around his enclosure and kept getting up close to where the people were watching from. I don’t know much about their behavior or mannerisms, but it almost looked like he was enjoying the attention. Or maybe he was just trying to decide on which child to eat. :)

      My wife got better pictures than I did of the big cats, and especially the tiger, and we haven’t shared our favorite pictures with each other yet, so I don’t have any good ones to share at the moment.

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      Definitely looks like Fort Worth. The new giraffe exhibit is tops. Getting to feed them is a lot of fun. I’m glad you don’t have to drive down to Glen Rose to get that experience anymore.

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    I used to think people were smoking weed near the giraffes in my local zoo.

    Turns out giraffe piss smells like weed.

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    Good composition, but the “enhancement” done by the phone makes it look like a watercolor or AI art unfortunately.

    Edit: Disagree? Zoom in on the grass or leaves.

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      The pile of logs to the left looked so odd I had to zoom. Then I saw the weird filter they used. I’d love to see the original, or something not run through a prism style filter.

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        This is the original. I took it with my Pixel 7. Whatever it did, it did automatically, probably because I was zoomed really far in when I took it.

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    Wow, those spots really make it hard to make sense of them. I thought it was AI generated for a minute.

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      I believe this is a picture which got improved with AI, e.g. higher resolution / sharpening / deblur.

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        If it did, it was not on purpose. I took it from a Pixel 7, uploaded to imgur, then posted directly here. No intentional editing outside of what my phone may have done automatically without telling me.

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    Oooh that’s his/her tail (not using pronouns just don’t know whatever the fuck a male or female giraffe is )