When Sir Albert Hall first left the comfort of his beloved England to document the strange and disquieting creatures of the dark continent in 1890, it mattered not to him that countless men had beaten him to it by many decades. With just a notebook, blunderbuss and three dozen loyal, shackled servants, Sir Albert thought only of the glory of the Empire & how it should really be all his. His adventure forever changed how expeditions were planned, prepared for, executed & abandoned.
Wednesday 13 November 2013
The Giraffe
One of the most bizarre sights in Africa, with the possible exception of
the owl-man. With its long legs, long neck, small mouth and tight anus, it is
perfectly safe from lion attack.
It has, however, no such strategy to protect itself from a length of
piano wire strung between two trees (fig. 3). The giraffe eats leaves.
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