No tall tales here. Celebrate World Giraffe Day with some wild facts about the planet's tallest land mammal. 🦒 A giraffe's feet are the size of a dinner plate—12 inches across. 🦒 Giraffe markings are as individual as our fingerprints. 🦒 Giraffe calves grow an inch a day the first week after they're born. #worldgiraffeday #longdaylongnecks #savingspecies #sdzwa | San Diego Zoo

This is such exciting progress, we had to share it! Our keepers have been working with all our giraffes to train them for foot care, and Wyatt let the team curl his foot and trim the bottom this week! Hoof care is a very important part of giraffe care. Because they’re big animals that are on their feet a LOT (and giraffe feet are surprisingly delicate), we have to make sure their feet are healthy. It’s crucial that the giraffes are comfortable with the keepers doing this kind of work. Positive r

25M views · 109K reactions | It can be hard work getting to your feet sometimes but even more so when you're a leggy giraffe like Akachi. Thanks to keeper Tam for sharing this video of the three-year-old as he gets to his hooves. Do you love giraffe? Have you taken part in our Giraffe Safari experience? We'd love to see you. | Monarto Safari Park | Facebook

342K views · 1.2K reactions | A baby giraffe born with a defect in her leg takes happy steps in custom-designed braces. 漣 | Humankind | Facebook