正在同步电影信息
OneofthefirstrecordedimagesofagiraffeappearedinthedrawingsoftheancientEgyptians,whonamedit‘sr’.Inthe1990s,veterinarianMotkeLevinsonpurchasedfourgiraffesonbehalfoftwozoos.UpontheirarrivalinthesamecontainertoaportintheRedSea,theyweredivided.TwoweresenttoanIsraelizoowhiletheothersweresenttoaPalestinianzoo.Livingoutsidetheirnaturalhabitat,theirsurvivalbecameanuphillbattleatthezoos,andwithinyears,theyperished.ThisisjustoneofmanystoriesthatdirectorLeaHarlaubponderson.FromthewallpaintingsofancientEgyptianstoexoticanimalexportsandmodern-daysafaritourism,thisessayfilmtakesusonahypnoticjourneytoweavetogetherthehistoryofthismajesticanimalwiththehistoryofhumanity.