<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - giraffe</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/giraffe</link><description>Newsvine - giraffe</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:11:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:45 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Weekend Exposure, a Trip to the Zoo</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Damammatess]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Damammatess]]></source><link>http://damammatess.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18346110-weekend-exposure-a-trip-to-the-zoo</link><guid>http://damammatess.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18346110-weekend-exposure-a-trip-to-the-zoo</guid><category>animals</category><category>giraffe</category><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>tiger</category><category>zebra</category><category>black-and-white</category><category>weekend-exposure</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:12:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess7E04961F-010F-07C1-C028-3E8ABD9B6C6D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess7E04961F-010F-07C1-C028-3E8ABD9B6C6D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I've never seen so many birds like this before.&lt;br /&gt;
Photograph by Tessa Fritzler&lt;br /&gt;
Copyright 2013&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess4DE2845D-165E-AD28-D836-940C00A19CF4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess4DE2845D-165E-AD28-D836-940C00A19CF4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I love the zebras. I like this one more in black and white.&lt;br /&gt;
Photograph by Tessa Fritzler&lt;br /&gt;
Copyright 2013&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatessCF621A4A-AF76-A72E-5F59-24E9CBC180B9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="374" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatessCF621A4A-AF76-A72E-5F59-24E9CBC180B9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="113" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This one made me laugh. He's special.&lt;br /&gt;
Photograph by Tessa Fritzler&lt;br /&gt;
Copyright 2013&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess143B27B7-8E8C-2FC8-AE49-C458A3C040CB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="273" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess143B27B7-8E8C-2FC8-AE49-C458A3C040CB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;How I feel after visiting the zoo with all my kiddos.&lt;br /&gt;
Photograph by Tessa Fritzler&lt;br /&gt;
Copyright 2013&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess32F81988-482E-5F25-3A34-2FEE9C71BB17.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="83" width="310" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=damammatess32F81988-482E-5F25-3A34-2FEE9C71BB17.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="33" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Coolest skull and cross bone bandana bibs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mama UK has been looking at the coolest trends this spring and here are their selection of whats in from t shirts to bandana bibs]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17370269-coolest-skull-and-cross-bone-bandana-bibs</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17370269-coolest-skull-and-cross-bone-bandana-bibs</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>reviews</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><category>bandana</category><category>bandanna</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:19:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Funky Giraffe Bibs for mothers day</title>
<description><![CDATA[Review of Funky Giraffe bibs, by the Baba blog. They received some of the new Mothers day range, see what this review had to say]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181151-funky-giraffe-bibs-for-mothers-day</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181151-funky-giraffe-bibs-for-mothers-day</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 16:41:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ivillage and funky giraffe</title>
<description><![CDATA[ivillage the great online resource for families rounds up the Excel baby show, including the cool bandana bibs offered by Funky giraffe, as well as the various celebs at the show]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17147206-ivillage-and-funky-giraffe</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17147206-ivillage-and-funky-giraffe</guid><category>show</category><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 15:24:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>My review of Funky Giraffe Bibs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Precious Little Worlds has been busy reviewing again, and has picked a cute range of bandana bibs to check out for your little dribbler. A great review with cute pictures of her son kitted out in these funky dribble bibs. Read the bandana bibs review today]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16940695-my-review-of-funky-giraffe-bibs</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16940695-my-review-of-funky-giraffe-bibs</guid><category>review</category><category>giraffe</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><category>dribble</category><category>bandana</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:33:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mumzy Not reviews Bandana bibs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mumzy not has done a detailed review of these bandana bibs, giving them a through testing on her dribbly babies, see what the verdict is]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16857692-mumzy-not-reviews-bandana-bibs</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16857692-mumzy-not-reviews-bandana-bibs</guid><category>review</category><category>giraffe</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><category>bandana</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 23:04:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pictoral Tribute to B.J. the Giraffe</title>
<description><![CDATA[I have some sad news today,&nbsp; B.J., the newest baby giraffe&nbsp; born Nov. 23, 2012 at Dickerson Park Zoo passed this week. He had been having difficulties since birth feeding. Despite the fact that his last few days he had perked up and seemed to be feeling a little better &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/15905008-pictoral-tribute-to-bj-the-giraffe</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/15905008-pictoral-tribute-to-bj-the-giraffe</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>photography</category><category>us-news</category><category>emma</category><category>bj</category><category>springfield-missouri</category><category>dickerson-park-zoo</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>baby-giraffe</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>zoo-babies</category><category>foto-friday</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD374BA2B-1DF3-A918-623E-13FE5D6356A9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="427" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD374BA2B-1DF3-A918-623E-13FE5D6356A9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is Emma, 7 years old. B.J. was her first calf.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;copyright&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; © 2012 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Funky Giraffe review</title>
<description><![CDATA[Online mummy has been reviewing Funky Giraffe Bandana bibs as well as some of their playsuits on her baby. Best Bibs ever was one of the things she said about them, read the rest here]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16061964-funky-giraffe-review</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16061964-funky-giraffe-review</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>reviews</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><category>bandana</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:34:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Read Eleanors review of baby bibs and dresses</title>
<description><![CDATA[Eleanor (love the name would have used if it my brother had not called his daughter) has been busy reviewing Funky Giraffe dresses and baby bibs, she is HUGE in Asia so read what she had to say]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15842854-read-eleanors-review-of-baby-bibs-and-dresses</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15842854-read-eleanors-review-of-baby-bibs-and-dresses</guid><category>review</category><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>dresses</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><category>bib</category><category>bandana</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:06:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hello Magazines gift guide</title>
<description><![CDATA[amazing cute Christmas Costumes for little ones to make Christmas magical]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15644055-hello-magazines-gift-guide</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15644055-hello-magazines-gift-guide</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>guide</category><category>gift</category><category>funky</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 15:17:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>More reviews of Funky Giraffe</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the run up to Christmas it's worth knowing what makes a great gift and what is practical and will be used. See this review of baby accessories and bibs]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15369227-more-reviews-of-funky-giraffe</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15369227-more-reviews-of-funky-giraffe</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>gift</category><category>christmas</category><category>accessories</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:47:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bex's Baby's Bib Bonanza</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bex's little was not phased by wearing these bandana bibs, see what else she had to say about Funky Giraffe in her latest review on what is hot in babies and toddlers fashion]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15369168-bexs-babys-bib-bonanza</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15369168-bexs-babys-bib-bonanza</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>reviews</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><category>bandana</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:40:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Meet Caley, Dickerson Park Zoo's newest Baby Giraffe</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15329714-meet-caley-dickerson-park-zoos-newest-baby-giraffe</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15329714-meet-caley-dickerson-park-zoos-newest-baby-giraffe</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>us-news</category><category>springfield-missouri</category><category>dickerson-park-zoo</category><category>rottlady</category><category>wildfife</category><category>baby-giraffe</category><category>good-news-wednesday</category><category>zoo-babies</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:17:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1E090967-6B05-DCC4-CA38-CBB04AAD2E80.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="385" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1E090967-6B05-DCC4-CA38-CBB04AAD2E80.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Caley shows off her top knot and her mastery of the tongue.
&lt;p class=&quot;copyright&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; © 2012 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Funky Giraffe Bandana bibs twitter</title>
<description><![CDATA[Catch up with the latest news and celeb tweeters on Funky Giraffes Twitter, be the first to know about Bandana bib designs and sales]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[yasminS-D]]></source><link>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14650927-funky-giraffe-bandana-bibs-twitter</link><guid>http://yasmind.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14650927-funky-giraffe-bandana-bibs-twitter</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>funky</category><category>bibs</category><category>twitter</category><category>bandana</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:03:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cincinnati Zoo's Giraffe Has a Baby | Photo Gallery</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/13/14413864-cincinnati-zoos-giraffe-has-a-baby-photo-gallery</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/13/14413864-cincinnati-zoos-giraffe-has-a-baby-photo-gallery</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>zoo</category><category>pregnant</category><category>odd-news</category><category>photo-gallery</category><category>gives</category><category>bith</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:19:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467D1FF5AD8-14F4-439A-012A-7C3D1B092273.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467D1FF5AD8-14F4-439A-012A-7C3D1B092273.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pregnant Giraffe Camera Now Available 24/7 </title>
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Greenville Zoo ready for birth of new baby giraffe
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14373549-pregnant-giraffe-camera-now-available-247</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14373549-pregnant-giraffe-camera-now-available-247</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>zoo</category><category>pregnant</category><category>odd-news</category><category>now</category><category>available</category><category>7-days-a-week</category><category>24-our</category><category>live-mcamera</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:59:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467B7F5FC98-B703-FDA5-BE78-4D348D099DE5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467B7F5FC98-B703-FDA5-BE78-4D348D099DE5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Zoo EGGstravaganza at the Dickerson Park Zoo, Springfield Missouri!</title>
<description><![CDATA[I had a great opportunity on Saturday to visit our local zoo. They were celebrating Enrichment EGGstravaganza, which means that some lucky animals got to have some tasty treats wrapped up in a healthy package that looked like a Papier-m&acirc;ch&eacute; ball. And since that is Fr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/08/11087281-zoo-eggstravaganza-at-the-dickerson-park-zoo-springfield-missouri</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/08/11087281-zoo-eggstravaganza-at-the-dickerson-park-zoo-springfield-missouri</guid><category>travel</category><category>giraffe</category><category>elephants</category><category>lion</category><category>warthog</category><category>easter</category><category>bobcat</category><category>aldabra-tortoise</category><category>zoo-animals</category><category>dickerson-park-zoo</category><category>rottlady</category><category>weekend-exposure</category><category>river-otter</category><category>enrichment-eggstravaganza</category><category>maned-wolf</category><category>black-and-white-colobus</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:07:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma147D0D5C-CC2A-ACBF-48F0-57CA44F72712.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="412" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma147D0D5C-CC2A-ACBF-48F0-57CA44F72712.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I swear she's looking at me! Maybe she thinks I have a treat for her.
&lt;p class=&quot;copyright&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; All images are © 2012 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Baby Giraffe Born at Tampa's Busch Gardens Zoo</title>
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TAMPA - A baby giraffe has been born at Busch Gardens in Tampa.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9809989-baby-giraffe-born-at-tampas-busch-gardens-zoo</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/29/9809989-baby-giraffe-born-at-tampas-busch-gardens-zoo</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>baby</category><category>zoo</category><category>environment</category><category>staff</category><category>not-news</category><category>born</category><category>busch-gardens</category><category>monitored</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:52:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04679CBA61B8-0A41-771C-048E-CEB660049A75.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04679CBA61B8-0A41-771C-048E-CEB660049A75.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Second giraffe dies at Vancouver Zoo</title>
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&nbsp;A mother giraffe at the Vancouver Zoo has died, just days after the demise of her three-year-old offspring.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[edmgeno]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[edmgeno]]></source><link>http://edmgeno.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/21/8932721-second-giraffe-dies-at-vancouver-zoo</link><guid>http://edmgeno.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/21/8932721-second-giraffe-dies-at-vancouver-zoo</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>odd-news</category><category>vancouver</category><category>vancouver-zoo</category><category>missouri-zoo</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:50:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nullC470864F-2109-EB53-2A1C-C75463003046.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nullC470864F-2109-EB53-2A1C-C75463003046.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Escaped Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, &amp; Cheetahs Hunted by Ohio Police</title>
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The police said bears and wolves were among 25 escaped animals they had  shot and killed, and there were multiple sightings of exotic animals  along a nearby highway...
"This is, I would say, unique," spokeswoman Laura Jones said.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[JCAtom]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JCAtom]]></source><link>http://jcatom.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/19/8396696-escaped-lions-tigers-bears-wolves-cheetahs-hunted-by-ohio-police</link><guid>http://jcatom.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/19/8396696-escaped-lions-tigers-bears-wolves-cheetahs-hunted-by-ohio-police</guid><category>lions</category><category>tigers</category><category>giraffe</category><category>wolf</category><category>bears</category><category>bear</category><category>wildlife</category><category>us-news</category><category>tiger</category><category>lion</category><category>cheetah</category><category>camel</category><category>exotic-animals</category><category>oh-my</category><category>division-of-wildlife</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:05:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null568CB150-E542-CD34-71A5-F3779C7A9A31.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="76" width="76" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null568CB150-E542-CD34-71A5-F3779C7A9A31.jpg&amp;width=120" width="76" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>December Photo Challenge:  Set the Scene</title>
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All photo essay submissions for this challenge should set the scene.  Take an object, any object, and place in a simulated scene, the effects need not be elaborate (the images to the right were made with construction paper).
Articles should also include the tag, set-the-scene.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Josephs]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ben Josephs]]></source><link>http://ririaroo.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/02/5417263-december-photo-challenge-set-the-scene</link><guid>http://ririaroo.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/02/5417263-december-photo-challenge-set-the-scene</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>africa</category><category>trees</category><category>horse</category><category>photography</category><category>rocky</category><category>safari</category><category>lion</category><category>sunset</category><category>not-news</category><category>silhouette</category><category>construction-paper</category><category>community-activity</category><category>christmas-ornaments</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>set-the-scene</category><category>community-arts</category><category>nvp-monthly-photo-challenge</category><category>challenge-announcement</category><pubDate>Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:14:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fririaroo2F5547516.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fririaroo2F5547516.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rocky goes on assignment, one of those &lt;em&gt;real&lt;/em&gt; African safaris.  How fun!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fririaroo2F5564400.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=http3A2F2Fwww.newsvine.com2F_vine2Fimages2Fusers2Fririaroo2F5564400.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rocky stopped to talk to his photographer before seeing why the giraffe left.  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>There are some new Species in the Swamp</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Tonight on Sean Hannity..a writer for the weekly standard Steven Hayes made reference to Nancy Pelosi who said in 2006 ..It's time to drain the swamp that is Washington..in response he said I think we've added some new species to the swamp...May I add the new Species...The Pelos&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[joe-1280782]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[joe-1280782]]></source><link>http://joe-1280782.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/03/4804439-there-are-some-new-species-in-the-swamp</link><guid>http://joe-1280782.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/03/4804439-there-are-some-new-species-in-the-swamp</guid><category>giraffe</category><category>politics</category><category>alligator</category><category>pelosi</category><category>sean-hannity</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2010 15:19:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BC SPCA recommends charges against Mountain View Conservation Centre after deaths of three giraffes</title>
<description><![CDATA[The SPCA has recommended animal abuse charges against the Mountain View Conservation Centre, multi-millionaire Gordon Blankstein's private zoo, after the deaths of three giraffes during the SPCA investigation of the zoo.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tertleluver]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tertleluver]]></source><link>http://tertleluver.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/06/4123025-bc-spca-recommends-charges-against-mountain-view-conservation-centre-after-deaths-of-three-giraffes</link><guid>http://tertleluver.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/06/4123025-bc-spca-recommends-charges-against-mountain-view-conservation-centre-after-deaths-of-three-giraffes</guid><category>canada</category><category>animal</category><category>abuse</category><category>giraffe</category><category>zoo</category><category>environment</category><category>zoos</category><category>animal-abuse</category><category>spca</category><category>gordon-blankstein</category><category>mountain-view-conservation-centre</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Apr 2010 18:10:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cold, diet killed giraffe at Langley zoo, the Mountain View Conservation Centre, necropsy finds</title>
<description><![CDATA[The necropsy has returned on one of the giraffes that died at the Mountain View Conservation Centre, multimillionaire Gordon Blankstein's private zoo in Langley, BC. The giraffe died of a combination of both the cold and being fed an improper diet.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tertleluver]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tertleluver]]></source><link>http://tertleluver.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/30/4091231-cold-diet-killed-giraffe-at-langley-zoo-the-mountain-view-conservation-centre-necropsy-finds</link><guid>http://tertleluver.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/30/4091231-cold-diet-killed-giraffe-at-langley-zoo-the-mountain-view-conservation-centre-necropsy-finds</guid><category>canada</category><category>animals</category><category>abuse</category><category>giraffe</category><category>zoo</category><category>environment</category><category>bc</category><category>animal-abuse</category><category>spca</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:19:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Autopsy links giraffe death at B.C. zoo, the Mountain View Conservation Centre, to cold, bad diet</title>
<description><![CDATA[Multi-millionaire Gordon Blankstein's private zoo, the Mountain View Conservation Centre, is in trouble again over animal abuse.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tertleluver]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tertleluver]]></source><link>http://tertleluver.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4058434-autopsy-links-giraffe-death-at-bc-zoo-the-mountain-view-conservation-centre-to-cold-bad-diet</link><guid>http://tertleluver.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/23/4058434-autopsy-links-giraffe-death-at-bc-zoo-the-mountain-view-conservation-centre-to-cold-bad-diet</guid><category>canada</category><category>animal</category><category>abuse</category><category>giraffe</category><category>zoo</category><category>environment</category><category>zoos</category><category>giraffes</category><category>spca</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:29:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>