GIRAFFES PROVE IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE ZOO.Byline: - Jenifer Hanrahan Kito the giraffe giraffe, African ruminant mammal, Giraffa camelopardalis, living in open savanna S of the Sahara. The tallest of animals, giraffes browse in treetops at heights inaccessible to other leaf-eaters. A male may be 18 ft (5.5 m) from hoof to crown. is quite a stud. He's sired 15 offspring with five different giraffe babes, earning him a reputation as the most prolific of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Zoo's mammals. Kito and his lady friends will be among the animals on display Saturday at the ``Prime Mate Party,'' an adults-only tour of the zoo's most successful breeding pairs. After the tour, there'll be a romantic wine-and-cheese reception from 3 to 6 p.m. A slide show will cover the truth about rhino horns (believed to be an aphrodisiac aphrodisiac Any of various forms of stimulation thought to arouse sexual excitement. They may be psychophysiological (arousing the senses of sight, touch, smell, or hearing) or internal (e.g., foods, alcoholic drinks, drugs, love potions, medicinal preparations). in some cultures) and ``everything you've always wanted to know about animal mating behavior but were afraid to ask.'' Jirds (rodentlike creatures from the Middle East) can do it 244 times in two hours. And rhinos stay coupled for more than one hour during mating. ``It's a pretty amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. sight,'' said Mike Dee, the zoo's mammal curator who will host the party. For more information or to make a reservation, call (213) 666-4650, Ext. 403. Tickets are $15 per person, $25 per couple for zoo members; and $20 per person, $30 per couple for nonmembers. The zoo is located at 5333 Zoo Drive in Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. . |
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