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~ We entered the Meru National Park Rhino Sanctuary in late morning, having completed the sign-in formalities at the entrance. After driving for about five minutes we encountered a female Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata, Reticulated Giraffe, standing stock-still in the red laterite earth track...except she wasn't alone. Directly behind her was a calf. The mother soon walked off into the trees, leaving behind the calf who exhibited a tenuous curiosity about our presence before departing after its mother. Rare moments like this, in the setting of unspoiled Meru's forested zone, are what draws me back to Kenya time and again — not to mention the pleasure I take in the beauty of any Reticulated Giraffe.