Kissed by a giraffe, the morning I lost my heart and my personal space at the. Giraffe center
非洲濒危野生动物基金会(肯尼亚)-长颈鹿中心的点评
点评:I still can’t get over how unreal the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi felt. We rocked up in the morning, paid the entry (totally worth it), and within minutes I was literally face-to-face with these gentle, long-necked giants.
They give you a handful of little pellets and suddenly a massive giraffe head comes gliding over the platform like it’s the most normal thing in the world. I put a pellet between my lips like the guide suggested (yes, I was that person) and this beautiful creature just leaned in and took it with the softest, velvetiest mouth. No rush, no attitude, just pure curiosity and those ridiculous eyelashes batting at you. I laughed so hard I almost dropped the rest of the food.
The best part? Watching the warthogs snuffling around under the platform like grumpy little lawnmowers while the giraffes towered above everything. The staff were lovely too (super knowledgeable and clearly in love with the animals). We ended up staying way longer than planned because every time we tried to leave another giraffe would wander over for head scratches.
If you’re in Nairobi, skip the fancy stuff for a morning and just go feed some giraffes. It’s one of those experiences that sounds cheesy until you’re standing there with giraffe slobber on your hand and the biggest stupid grin on your face. 10/10, still smiling about it weeks later.
翻译:我至今仍对内罗毕长颈鹿中心的奇妙体验念念不忘。我们早上到了那里,付了门票(绝对值!),几分钟之内,我就和这些温柔的长颈巨兽面对面了。
工作人员会给你一把小颗粒饲料,然后一只巨大的长颈鹿脑袋就缓缓地从平台上滑了过来,仿佛这是世界上最平常的事情。我按照导游的建议,把一颗饲料放在嘴边(没错,我就是那种人),这只美丽的生物凑过来,用它那柔软如丝绒般的小嘴接住了它。它没有丝毫的急躁,也没有丝毫的傲慢,只有纯粹的好奇心,还有那夸张的睫毛在你眼前晃来晃去。我笑得差点把剩下的饲料都掉在地上了。
最棒的是什么?看着疣猪像脾气暴躁的小割草机一样在平台下面拱来拱去,而长颈鹿则高高地耸立在它们之上。工作人员也非常友善(知识渊博,而且显然对动物充满热爱)。我们最后待的时间远远超过了计划,因为每次我们想离开的时候,总会有另一只长颈鹿走过来求挠头。
如果你在内罗毕,不妨放弃那些花哨的行程,花一个上午去喂长颈鹿。这听起来可能有点俗气,但当你真正站在那里,手上沾着长颈鹿的口水,脸上挂着傻笑的时候,你就会明白这种体验有多么奇妙。满分10分!几周过去了,我仍然会为此开心不已。