Flavour of the Month - August 2014 H1-4: Satara-Olifants Tar Road

[Richprins]

Weird!

[Alf]

Very strange indeed

Suppose they prefer leaves and not grass.

[Flutterby]

My brother just sent me a pic he took on Monday from the bridge and it was there. I didn't even notice it.

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[Flutterby]

Very strange indeed

Suppose they prefer leaves and not grass.

They are browsers.

[Lisbeth]

Very sad indeed Maybe there was already something wrong. You do not die from hunger if your natural food is not far away. In case he would have drowned.

I have never seen a giraffe eating grass

[Richprins]

You can see the island is heavily trampled. I wonder if someone tried to chase him off?

[Dzombo]

I think there is more to this? Something we don’t understand? Haven’t seen?
A collapsed calf nearby?
A 4M+ giraffe should be able to wade across the river

[Flutterby]

Going through my photos, I see I did take a pic of the giraffe but didn't realise anything was wrong!

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[Flutterby]

South African National Parks
Admin · 21 hrs
UPDATE:

SANParks regrets that against every hope, the stranded giraffe on the Olifants River Bridge was discovered dead this morning. As per our founding principles to let nature take its course, the carcass will be left in the same position to continue the natural process. We appeal to the tourists who are going to view the sight to be mindful of the park rules and not to congest the bridge so as not to inconvenience other road users.

[Richprins]

Here's one walking through the same river on the Olifants Webcam, 28 Jan...





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