Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1920 — Twelve Giraffes In America. [ARTICLE]

Twelve Giraffes In America.

There are only 12 giraffes in this country—eight with circuses and four others in the zoos of New York and Philadelphia. Four of the 12 were raised by a Belgian, named Andrew, in the employ of a circus, who used to be a hunter in Africa. He has made pets of them all, and Mary, who is almost 19 feet high, responds instantly to his call, and is delighted to eat sugar from his hand.