Monday Morning Wake-Up Call (Let’s go Ella)


Newborn giraffe Ella stands next to her mother Amalka as she walks for the first time in the outdoor enclosure of the Tierpark in Berlin, Germany. (Clemens Bilan, wsj.com November 20, 2018)

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  1. beautiful – mother nudges her along and out into the world with her first steps

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  2. Sweet! Several years ago, the was a baby giraffe in Mysore Zoo. The parents were called Honey and Henry, but the baby was named Jayachamarajendra!

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  3. Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
    Come on baby, get going … amazingly sweet!! Good early morning sight!!
    ‘Newborn giraffe Ella stands next to her mother Amalka as she walks for the first time in the outdoor enclosure of the Tierpark in Berlin, Germany.’

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  4. Beautiful image. The love of a mother…

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  5. That did it! Thanks Dave.

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  6. Yes, I need that nudge to get going on a cold, dark winter’s morning.

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  7. All so-o sweet! Amazing how fully formed and ready Ella looks—and right at the camera!

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  8. We all need a little nudge once in a while, especially on a post-holiday Monday!

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  9. Moms are the same all over!!

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  10. the gentle mother helping to launch her brave, beautiful baby into a new world…a journey I hope goes on for many years…

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  11. What a touching beautiful greeting – Ella is super cute and so wide awake! (contrary to this writer here…)

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