Just the Zoo of Us

124: Northern Giraffe w/ Ashley Hamer!

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Join Ellen and special guest, science communicator & podcaster Ashley Hamer, for a review of the towering leaf-eaters of the African savannahs: the northern giraffe! We discuss how giraffes keep their tongues from getting sunburnt, built-in compression socks, the perils of necking, and more.

Follow Ashley on Twitter and check out her other work on her website!

Cover photo: Leo Mercon, via Getty Images

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