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The Tall Giraffe

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A few of the words

OSSICONE
Those horn-like bumps on a giraffe's head are called ossicones, bony growths covered in skin and fur, present from birth.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TONGUE
A giraffe's tongue can reach around 18 inches long and is darkly pigmented, thought to protect it from sunburn during all those hours of open-air feeding.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ACACIA
The acacia is a giraffe's favorite menu item; thorns that deter other animals are no trouble for those thick, dexterous lips.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BROWSE
Feeding on leaves, shoots, and bark high in trees is called browsing, different from grazing on grass, and a tall giraffe can browse at heights above 18 feet.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Free large-print giraffe word search, drift up into the acacia canopy where the tallest land animal browses in golden savanna light.

About The Tall Giraffe

A giraffe moves through the African savanna like a slow, living tower, its long neck lifting a velvet muzzle into acacia branches that no other browser can reach. That famous patchwork coat, warm amber broken by cream seams, is unique to every individual, as personal as a fingerprint. On the open veldt, giraffes share the landscape with gazelles and impalas, each species grazing or browsing at its own height, the whole scene stacked from ground to sky.

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