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Giraffe at a watering hole

This giraffe came to the watering hole to have a drink of water. Giraffe's have the biggest heart in the mammal family, so in order to keep too much blood from getting to their heads, they can only bend down to drink water for so long before they have to quickly pop up.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana
Camera: NIKON D3300
Copyright: © Sara Lunden