Zarafa
a giraffe's true story, from deep in Africa to the heart of Paris
by Michael Allin
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In October 1826 a ship arrived at Marseille carrying the first giraffe ever seen in France. A royal offering from Muhammad Ali, Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, to King Charles X, she had already traveled 2,000 miles down the Nile to Alexandria, from where she had sailed across the Mediterranean standing in the hold, her long neck and head protruding through a hole cut in the deck.
In the spring of 1827, after wintering in Marseille, she was carefully walked 550 miles to Paris, to the delight of thousands of onlookers. Zarafa chronicles the full story of this remarkable animal, revealing a kaleidoscope of history, science, and culture that opens an exotic window on the early nineteenth century.
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Giraffe, Zoo animals, Biography, History, New York Times reviewed, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, GiraffesPlaces
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Zarafa: a giraffe's true story, from deep in Africa to the heart of Paris
1999, Dell
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Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris
August 10, 1999, Delta
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Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris
August 1, 1998, Walker & Company
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1998, Walker
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Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris
Publish date unknown, Walker Co
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"AT KHARTOUM, Shambat Bridge now spans the very beginning of the Nile."
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