How Do You Measure A Giraffe For A Coat?
Staff at the Oakland Zoo in California are having a custom-fit coat made to keep the giraffe cosy this winter. At age 18, venerable for giraffes, Tiki already gets regular visits from a chiropractor, a masseuse and an acupuncturist. But at 13 feet tall, she is too big to be herded into a stall, and regular horse blankets are too ill-fitting to be left on her. So a horse-blanket designer has agreed to donate her services to tailor a coat for Tiki. To get precise measurements for the tailoring, zoo keeper Melissa McCartney had to scramble up a ladder. The result? A 40 extra, extra long.
FOOTNOTE: America's necks top model.
15 comments:
hmmmmm maybe she could make me a coat too. i have trouble getting a proper fitting because of my long neck.
gerald the long-necked goat
Hi David
One from the collection..
Why don't giraffes do drugs?
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Because they're naturally high!
:O) All the best
Tom
For one horrible moment I thought you meant making a coat OUT OF THE GIRAFFE!
I'm posting my Weekend Wandering answer tomorrow morning.
I wonder if tiki wears real fur..
I hope someone takes a photo of the giraffe in the new coat/blanket,
A celebrity giraffe? Getting all the best treatment.
A tailored coat. I want to be a giraffe in my next life!
Necks top model... how you come up with this stuff is beyond me! :-)
Alternate Footnote:
Tailor was given a tall order...
Bradley
The Egel Nest
Tall story David.lol
The egel Nest beat me to the punch! A tall order - ha!
You are so clever! America's necks top model, hee!
who's up for knitting the cap and mittens? Or maybe Giraffes need crochet work...
I love this story...thank you David...smiles all around
Sandi
Hey it's like a real life Melman from the movie Madagascar!
Being a massage therapist myself, I wonder how much Oakland Zoo pays-
'cause that would be a whole lot a massage!
Just curious...
How cute a story is this !!!
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