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Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:36 pm
by Lisbeth
Image

Image Kruger South Jan. 2013

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:45 pm
by nan
Kruger

Image + Rhino 6.5.2011

Image 3.4.2011

Image what a difference

I heard, the dark are older... and the color is due to the sun -O-

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:49 pm
by nan
idem for these ones

Image 4.3.2008

Image 24.4.2011

Image 14.3.2008

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:51 pm
by Toko
It's often said that bulls are usually darker than cows and that the bulls darken more than cows with age -O-

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:53 pm
by nan
Toko wrote:It's often said that bulls are usually darker than cows and that the bulls darken more than cows with age -O-
a good question for "specialists" ;-)

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:21 pm
by Richprins
I think it's pretty common knowledge the bulls darken with age? -O-

Don't know if it's the sun, though... ;-)

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:30 pm
by Dewi

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:36 pm
by nan
so... I saw Sean Connery and not George Clooney =O: =O: =O:

thank you Dewi O0

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:40 pm
by Toko
Have never seen a dark bull in the north-western populations (KTP, Augrabies, Mokala, Etosha) :-?

Re: Giraffe - Animal of the Month: April 2014

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:46 pm
by nan
Toko wrote:Have never seen a dark bull in the north-western populations (KTP, Augrabies, Mokala, Etosha) :-?
they are eaten before 0*\