Theyre not group animals, theyre completely solitary, so if the babys mother is taken away, theres no system of aunts ... their whole system is destroyed.

We transported eight giraffes, and there are now nine because one gave birth to a male shortly afterwards. They carry their pregnancies very well-they all looked the same.

I am blessed beyond the realms of blessedness, and easily the greatest pleasure is giving it away

I was once kissed on the lips by a giraffe, and I don't think I've ever got over it.

If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative.

I am now an old lioness, if I see my young ones getting out of order, I've got to be able to say to them this is not how lions behave. This is not right.

It's an incredibly difficult thing to bring a giraffe down. They can kill a lion with a single blow from their feet.