A giraffe's neck has the same number of vertebrae as a human spine. Over millennia, it has lengthened to enable the animal to reach a tree's highest branches. Ever ambitious, this giraffe balances on a pair of stilts, taller than ever before.
The Giraffe
Patinated bronze
Height: 78¾ in. (200 cm)
Edition of 6
A giraffe's neck has the same number of vertebrae as a human spine. Over millennia, it has lengthened to enable the animal to reach a tree's highest branches. Ever ambitious, this giraffe balances on a pair of stilts, taller than ever before.