A mother's love knows no bounds. Even a giraffe mother's love!
Giraffes are pregnant for 15 months!
During birth, the baby falls about 6ft to the ground from the mother.
Talk about a rude awakening! It actually helps with the birth process, breaking the umbilical cord and the amniotic sack. The actual landing on the ground stimulates the baby to take it's first breath.
A baby giraffe is 6 feet tall at birth. Most are ready to walk within an hour. They also must learn to run by the end of their first day in the wild, to prevent being eaten by a hungry lion.
The babies weigh about 100 pound at birth.
Giraffe have also exhibited grieving at the death of a baby. One researcher found 23 females surrounding a baby after it's death. They will sniff it, kick it, and then stand nearby to guard the body. Maybe they think it will come back?
Who knows...
A mother's love, Acrylic on canvas 12 x 24
Day 53 of the 100 days~100 paintings 2018
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