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The tour comes to an end
The girls look at each other wondering if they should go into the souvenir shop. Oh why not! “Look at these cute stuffed lions,” Rachel says. She turns around but Tiffi is not standing next to her. Perhaps she chose a different aisle. Rachel continues to walk around the store. She meets up with Tiffi in the back of the…
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What are the giraffes trying to say?
It wasn’t that long ago when Rachel and Tiffi went to the zoo. The pandemic was peaking so the girls had to wear their face masks. It was a fun day and their guide, Harry, gave them a wonderful tour of all the animals. If you haven’t read the story yet, you might want to check it out first – The girls go to the zoo. Let’s…
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That’s terrible!
‘Inbreeding is an Issue - Because zoos are essentially very controlled environments that are focused on growing the population of certain species in captivity, they are often limited in their options for breeding. This means that inbreeding is a serious issue across zoos everywhere with offspring often being born of…
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What language is that?
The giraffes follow the girls out of the exit door but have no clue where the girls were going. The giraffes are talking to each other in Spanish. Really? Giraffes speak to each other and only in Spanish? Very strange indeed. When the girls make it back to the Candy Kingdom they stop to enjoy a quick dinner together. The…
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It is definitely a language barrier
Pan-Pan stands up and he walks towards the giraffes who are in deep conversation. “Hello, my name is Pan-Pan,” says Pan-Pan. “Who are you and what language are you speaking?” Cindy and Rocco look at each other and then they look at Gandalf who is older and wiser. “Gandalf, ¿qué nos está diciendo?” asks Rocco. (*translation…
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Some information about giraffes
Tiffi takes out her phone and goes on the Internet. She tells Pan-Pan and Lin-Lin that she found out more information about giraffes. She remembers the title of the article so it doesn’t take her long to find it. ‘Sociable by nature, Giraffes live in loose groups but do not form permanent herds. Adult males, called bulls,…
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Tiffi asks Elsa for some help
• The interesting pattern of a giraffe's coat is likely for camouflage. • At one time people in Africa called them camel-leopards because they looked like a combination of a camel and a leopard. • When a giraffe baby is born it will fall five to six feet to the ground and typically land on its head. Wow, what a way to…
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Tiffi struggles with the translations
Now that Tiffi thinks they are speaking Spanish she goes to Google translate and types in a few words of introduction and then translates it into Spanish. She tries her best to translate into Spanish what she wants to know about them. Although she has a difficult time pronouncing the words Gandalf understands what she is…
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Dance the water to the beast?
Wow! Tiffi has no clue what Gandalf is trying to tell her. What water could he be talking about? She asks Pan-Pan and Lin-Lin if they could help her since they lived in a zoo for a while. They are just as puzzled as she is. ‘You will have to dance the water to the beast to survive’ …….. it makes no sense! “Maybe he is…
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Top 5 challenges in translation
‘Challenges in translation often arise from the multiple ways people use specific words to express concepts and ideas. They often use words that go beyond the primary meaning of each term. But as the language service industry has boomed in recent years, more people understand that translation is more than rewriting the…
