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Sixty-six giraffes arrived in central China’s Henan Province in the early hours of Sunday, on a chartered flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, according to local sources.

The giraffes, 22 males and 44 females, are all around two years old. Adult giraffes of this species can grow to 5.2 metres tall.

The animals will go through a health check and be quarantined for 45 days in the city of Jiaozuo, before being sent to zoos across China to meet visitors.

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In August last year, Xinzheng International Airport in Zhengzhou, Henan’s capital, received 63 giraffes from South Africa.

According to the Henan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Zhengzhou has received close to 10,000 imported animals since 2015, including giraffes and zebras from South Africa, polar bears from Russia, alpacas from Chile and dolphins from Japan.


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As this is all there is, this transfer/sale must have been kept top secret -O- an official confirmation would not be bad.


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is it Giraffes Inside O-/
small ones, or the head beside to body :shock:


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nan wrote:is it Giraffes Inside O-/
small ones, or the head beside to body :shock:
I think quite a few die on the way, nana. Those containers do look a bit small. Ideally the animals should be accessible to a vet on the journey. :-?

But anyway, in principle I think it is a good thing, zoos, as it increases public appreciation.


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It all depends on how the zoos are made and then they should only use animals born in Zoos. Most are living behind bars with very little space available 0= Better watch a documentary on TV!


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Ja, who knows, but we discussed this a bit here: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... start=1970


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