Books
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The Giraffe: Its Biology, Behaviour and Ecology
Author: Anne Innis Dagg and J. Bristol Foster
Publication date: August 1976 This book is a comprehensive guide to the scientific study of the Giraffe. It has details of its biology, ecology and behaviour (as the title says) and would make great background reading for anyone doing a reserach project on giraffes. Giraffe lovers would also benefit if they were interested in facts about the giraffe, and not just cuddly pictures. A little dated, but provides a comprehensive overview of basic giraffe facts and initial knowledge. |
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The Lonely Giraffe
Author: Peter Blight
Publication date: October 2005 Children's story with lovely images. The story revolves around a poor giraffe feeling left out. The other animals on the jungle floor can barely hear his distant voice, and when they are up in the trees, the giraffe startles them with his big head so high off the ground. All this changes when the river bursts its banks and only the monkeys and the birds can climb or fly to safety, it's time to forget old prejudices and work together. |
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Pursuing Giraffe
Author: Anne Innis Dagg
Publication date: June 2005 In the 1950s, Anne Innis Dagg was a young zoologist with a lifelong love of giraffe and a dream to study them in Africa. Based on extensive journals and letters home, Pursuing Giraffe vividly chronicles the realization of that dream and the year that she spent studying and documenting giraffe behaviour. Dagg was one of the first zoologists to study wild animals in Africa (before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey); her memoir captures her youthful enthusiasm for her journey, as well as her naivete about the complex social and political issues in Africa. |
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Tall Blondes: a Book About Giraffes
Author: Lynn Sheer
Publication date: August 1997 A great book about all things you wanted to know about giraffes but were afraid to ask. Highly recommended, fun read for giraffe lovers or those looking to learn about this great animal. |
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Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story
Author: Michael Allin
Publication date: October 1998 Michael Allin's Zarafa is a delightful piece of popular cultural history, Zarafa recounts the history of a Masai giraffe captured in the Sudan in 1826 and shipped to France for presentation to the French king, Charles X. |