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~ The Reticulated Giraffes in Samburu National Reserve are free-ranging, traveling hither and yon in search of nourishment. They also visit the highlands, albeit somewhat less frequently. On the occasion of our morning game drive a giraffe was wandering among acacia trees. What particularly struck me was the glistening of the acacia foliage as plangent morning sunrays reflected from the leaf surface. The giraffe moved with steady grace, unhurried and calm, not unlike the atmosphere of Samburu away from the Ewaso Nyiro River.