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Zarafa

Giraffe
Zarafa was a female Nubian giraffe who lived in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris for 18 years. A gift from Muhammad Ali of Egypt to King Charles X of France, she was one of three giraffes Muhammad Ali sent to European rulers in 1827. Wikipedia
Born: 1825, Sennar, Sudan
Died: January 12, 1845, Paris, France
Height: 12′ 10″