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Giraffe Quotes

Poetic, dangerous, and studied by NASA.

One writer folds the giraffe into a song of Africa, an image beside the new moon; NASA, less poetically, studies giraffe skin for Animal-inspired spacesuit design.

I'm 6ft 7in and I was a bit like a giraffe on the tennis court, though I did play at county level.

Quotes by Peter Jones

I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish living together. If they're raising children who believe they're honored and loved, that's all that's important.

Quotes by Patricia Polacco

If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me?

Quotes by Karen Blixen

I have a toy giraffe on my bed. I've got photographs over my desk as well as a mask of a giraffe in my kitchen. I am totally hooked.

Quotes by Joanna Lumley

Animal Quotes

It's an incredibly difficult thing to bring a giraffe down. They can kill a lion with a single blow from their feet.

Quotes by Joanna Lumley

NASA space scientists have been studying giraffe skin so they can apply what they learn from it to the construction of spacesuits.

Quotes by Joanna Lumley

The Giraffe took the horse's head and led him along on the most level parts of the road towards the railway station, and two or three chaps went along to help get the sick man into the train.

Quotes by Henry Lawson

It's difficult to explain a giraffe to a Bolivian who lives on the Altiplano. But when they see one, I think they'll like it.

Quotes by Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say, so sometimes you have to rely on a giraffe filled with whipped cream.

Frank Zappa

Beauty Quotes

I would be a giraffe because I just want to experience what a sore throat and being a giraffe feels like. It would be really uncomfortable walking around in the Sahara and being like, 'I really need, like, 15 lozenges...

Quotes by Charlie Puth

My favourite animal is the koala, but his life would be boring. I would rather be a giraffe so that I could contemplate the beauty of Africa.

Quotes by Caterina Murino

I have friends who come to the Australia Zoo, and it's just, instead of playing video games, we get to hug and kiss a giraffe or walk a tiger.

Quotes by Bindi Irwin

In the giraffe with a total height of 5 m., the heart is at a height of about 2.5 m., and it would be extremely interesting to know just how the giraffe avoids the development of filtration oedema in its...

Quotes by August Krogh

You need that guy like a giraffe needs strep throat.

Quotes by Ann Landers

Frequently Asked Questions

What angles on giraffes do these quotes cover?
A poetic image tied to Africa, a NASA research detail about giraffe skin informing spacesuit design, a note on how dangerous a giraffe's kick can be, and personal affection for giraffe-themed keepsakes.
Why do people search for giraffe quotes?
Giraffes attract both poetic and scientific interest, so these quotes get used for very different purposes, from evocative writing about Africa to trivia about NASA's unusual research subjects.
One quote says NASA studied giraffe skin for spacesuits, is that really true?
The quote itself makes that claim, tied to how giraffe skin handles pressure changes in the legs, an example of unexpected inspiration drawn from Animal biology for engineering purposes.
Are giraffes described as dangerous in any of these quotes?
Yes, one notes that a giraffe's kick is powerful enough to kill a lion, a detail that cuts against the animal's usual gentle, graceful image.
Do any of these quotes reflect personal affection for giraffes?
Definitely, one speaker describes owning a toy giraffe, photographs, and a giraffe mask, admitting to being 'totally hooked,' which brings a more personal, collector's angle to the topic's overall Beauty.

A single kick can kill a lion, one quote notes, while another admits to a toy giraffe on the bed and a mask in the kitchen: real Beauty, real obsession.