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In 1414, a giraffe was shipped from Malindi to Bengal.
It was then taken to China by explorer Zheng He and placed in a Ming Dynasty zoo.
The animal was a source of fascination for the Chinese people, who associated it with the mythical Qilin.
The Medici giraffe was a giraffe presented to Lorenzo de ' Medici in 1486.
It caused a great stir on its arrival in Florence, being reputedly the first living giraffe to be seen in Italy since antiquity.
Another famous giraffe was brought from Egypt to Paris in the early 19th century.
A sensation, the giraffe was the subject of numerous memorabilia or " giraffanalia ".
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