Giraffe's tongue destroys webcam

A webcam set up to stream live pictures of the imminent birth of a baby zebra has been destroyed - by the over-active tongue of a neighbouring giraffe.

The webcam was set up recently by the BBC Bristol website at Noah's Ark Zoo farm in Wraxall.

But Gerald the giraffe, housed in the next pen along, had other ideas.

Owner Anthony Bush said: "I do apologise for Gerald, but he couldn't believe his luck. He saw this amazing webcam fruit within licking distance."

"He had nothing else to do all night and licked it until he destroyed it. I'm sorry it's in bits, I hope it's recoverable."

'Notorious lickers'

BBC website journalist Chris Kelly spent most of Friday trying to fix the device.

"We underestimated how long Gerald's tongue was, but you have to laugh. We've installed a new one - 6ft higher than the last one," he said.

Mr Bush said giraffes were notorious lickers.

"Visitors sometimes have their ankles licked. Gerald has a huge tongue."

The cost of the damage was less than £30.

Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7367257.stm)

I couldn't have made that title up...
:rotflmao:

And the noobsterettes get moist

And the noobsterettes get moist

To hell with that...... I'm getting moist.

I want a giraffe.

I can lick my eyebrows

"Notorious lickers", sounds like a good name for a band.

I want a giraffe.

couldn't ask for less ! :-)

This is one of the reasons why I love this site. The intellectual insights that abound are second-to-none! :rotflmao:

I can lick my eyebrows

PM me when you can destroy your eyebrows. Then we will talk.:men_ani:

PM me when you can destroy your eyebrows. Then we will talk.:men_ani:
Oy ! Oy ! Oy ! :chair:

PM me when you can destroy your eyebrows. Then we will talk.:men_ani:

Can't destroy them, but I can part them. Usually, I have to wear a snorkel or scuba gear. Yeah, baby, I'm spent.:icon_censored: