Luckily this time it was not too long between sightings and we came across Cliff again. In this face-on image, you can clearly see his split face, which has given him his name. He is still very pale. It will be interesting to monitor his colouration over time. Most people think that giraffe bulls get darker with age, and while this is true for some animals, this is clearly not the case for every giraffe as you can see here by the example of Cliff. What we do see though is a change in colouration over time. Stay tuned for our next encounter with Cliff and let’s see what happens …
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hi cliff!!!!
hello again cliff
So good to see him again! One of our favorites.