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In the vast, open landscapes of Africa, where the golden grasslands stretch to meet the horizon and acacia trees dot the plains, one creature stands above all others, both literally and figuratively: the giraffe. These elegant and enigmatic giants, with their long necks and distinctive spotted coats, are among the most iconic animals of the African wilderness. To witness a giraffe in its natural habitat is to experience a sense of awe and wonder at the beauty and complexity of nature. Giraffes, the tallest land animals, are a testament to the ingenuity of evolution and the resilience of life ...

In the 1950s, Anne Innis Dagg was a young zoologist with a lifelong love of the 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.