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Michael Allin was born in 1944. He is a screenwriter, known for Enter the Dragon, Flash Gordon and I'll Be Home for Christmas and author of Zarafa:聽A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris.

It chronicles the story of this remarkable animal, revealing a kaleidoscope of history, science, and culture that opens an exotic window on the early nineteenth century.

On the 6th of June 2009, Ola Helland made a bet with his good friend that he could use the internet to ccrowd-source images of one million giraffes. 102 countries helped out as he tried to reach his goal in what was one of the earliest viral sensations in the emerging world of social media and you can . When not collecting giraffes Ola is r from Stavanger, Norway.

Dr Alexandra Loske is an art historian, curator and editor with a particular interest in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century European art and architecture. She was born and grew up in Germany, came to England in 1997 and has been working at the University of Sussex since 1999.

She investigated the story of the first ever known giraffe in Britain, given to George IV as a diplomatic gift in the early 19th century.


鈥淚 discovered the giraffe when we acquired Lord Baker鈥檚 collection of regency caricatures, political cartoons from mostly the early 1800s. I spotted prints where a giraffe featured and I thought, 鈥榯hat鈥檚 curious 鈥� why is there a giraffe?" she said.

She is also managing editor of the , which was founded in 1983 and publishes the literary journal The Frogmore Papers and other collections.

Arthur is 鈥檚 East Africa Coordinator, a new role set up to bring together research efforts and partnerships to secure the future of the three subspecies that occur in the region: Masai, reticulated, and Rothschild鈥檚 giraffe.

At the same time, Arthur is pursuing his PhD at the Research on the Ecology of Carnivores and their Prey laboratory at Michigan State University. Originally from Rwanda, he spent his formative years living and learning in Kenya, one of the most biologically diverse countries in Africa, where he nurtured an interest in wildlife ecology and conservation.
You can watch Arthur and the team 聽that features in the programme. It was produced by聽Michigan State University Agriculture and Natural Resources Communications.聽

is an expert in mammal vocal communication at the University of Vienna, particularly the versatility of acoustic signals, evolved perceptual mechanisms and underlying cognitive abilities.

Her main model species are African and Asian elephants, highly social mammals that combine a capacity for vocal learning with complex cognitive skills and she is supervising students conducting observational and experimental research on captive and free ranging animals such as giant pandas and giraffes.

Will Walker is animal manager at the Wild Place Project owned and run by Bristol Zoo. He led the construction of a state-of-the-art giraffe enclosure and three giraffes Dayo, Gerry and Tom, arrived at the attraction earlier this year.

"Giraffe are by far my favourite animal and working alongside them every day is an amazing experience and a great privilege. They are such graceful, noble and beautiful animals, and hugely interesting to work with.鈥�