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Was the giraffe CGI in The Last of Us? Yes and no…
Meet Nabu, a 13-year-old Masai giraffe that lives in the Calgary Zoo
‘The Last of Us’ finale: Why the giraffe scene is so important
In the middle of a devastating Season 1 finale full of deaths and impossible decisions, The Last of Us grants us a blissful moment of peace. That’s right: It’s the giraffe scene.
Upon The Last of Us‘s release in 2013, everyone agreed “the giraffe scene” was a brilliant addition to the game. IGN even referred to it as “the most important moment in The Last of Us.” Now, the TV show translates this famed sequence to live action.
So, what happens in the giraffe scene? Is there a giraffe Clicker attack? Do Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) learn some major information about the Fireflies? Not exactly. The pair have just reached Salt Lake City and are scouting the area when Ellie spies something delightful: a happy, healthy giraffe eating leaves that have grown up a bombed-out building. She and Joel approach, feeding and petting the giraffe and later observing a giraffe herd roaming through the city.
That’s it — just a lovely moment between Joel, Ellie, and a giraffe. No earth-shattering revelations, no adrenaline-fueled action set piece. But the peace and quiet of the scene is a necessary part of its beauty, along with its placement in the larger scope of The Last of Us.
When we first see her in the season finale, Ellie is withdrawn and quiet, traumatized after her horrifying encounter with David (Scott Shepherd). Yet when she sees the giraffe, all that sadness falls away, replaced with a sense of wonder. As she feeds the giraffe and whispers to it, Ellie gets to be a carefree child again, even for just a moment. Joel watches her, and you can tell by the look on his face how much he cares for her and how important it is for him to see her happy.
The simple calm of the giraffe scene is also a welcome respite from the doom and gloom of the rest of the show. In episode 8 alone, we were subjected to cannibals, fires, and child predators — and that’s only the tip of the heartbreak iceberg. A quick break with the giraffes is a great opportunity to reset and experience some joy along with our characters (who could, quite frankly, use a lot of it).
Along with cheering up Ellie, the giraffe herd also signals a larger kind of hope for the world. Just like with released lab monkeys we saw in episode 6, these giraffes appear to be thriving in this post-Cordyceps era. The world hasn’t completely ended: Like we saw with Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) in episode 3, it is fully possible to create a fulfilling life in the apocalypse. Clearly, the same goes for the packs of animals who have managed to endure for 20 years without getting wiped out by hordes of the Infected. If there’s hope for them, maybe there’s hope for Joel and Ellie and humanity… Oh great, I’m getting teary-eyed over a giraffe again.
Baby girl, 1, killed and mum, 25. fighting for her life after giraffe tramples them in South Africa
A BABY girl was killed and her mother left fighting for life after a giraffe trampled them in South Africa.
The one-year-old was visiting a safari park near the port city of Durban on Wednesday afternoon when the horror unfolded.
The pair were visiting the luxury Kuleni Game Park on Wednesday[/caption]
According to local media, the infant was with her 25-year-old mother at Kuleni Game Park when the giraffe suddenly attacked them.
The pair were reportedly crushed by the towering creature before being rushed to hospital.
Both sustained catastrophic injuries during the terrifying incident.
Shortly after arriving at the nearby medical facility, the little girl tragically passed away.
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Her mum remains in a critical condition following the ordeal, police said.
Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala told News24: “The child was taken to the nearest doctor’s room, where she died.
“The mother was rushed to the hospital for medical attention. She is reported to be in a critical condition.”
An investigation into the one-year-old’s death has now been launched.
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Giraffes grow up to 19 feet tall, can weigh over a ton and are the world’s tallest mammal.
Males can become aggressive in mating season and females can be aggressive when protecting their young.
According to its website, Kuleni Game Park is a former cattle farm turned staycation park.
It is home to a collection of luxury bush lodges in the Hluhluwe area of South Africa, “geared towards families, friends or couples”.
The park promises to provide an extraordinary experience for guests keen to observe the “diversity of wildlife, flora and birdlife”.
It boasts that visitors can “enjoy close encounters with animals while walking or cycling the numerous trails”.
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But guests are warned to remember that the animals on sight are wild and therefore unpredictable, with Kuleni advising they keep a safe distance at all times.
Activities on offer include turtle tours, boar rides, scuba diving, interacting with elephants and crocodile cruises.
10 years on, Resident Evil 6’s giraffe fellatio remains unparalleled
Lots of pre-release video games suffer the fate of becoming the subject of memes. Assassin’s Creed has come under fire for melting NPC faces, and many a ‘visual downgrade’ has launched campaigns of know-it-all fans to drone on about despicable devs. But one of the funniest of all time is this week turning a decade old: Resident Evil 6’s logo.
The logo, of course, is quite innocuous in nature. Resident Evil is a game about viruses, and the logo is meant to resemble a virus under a microscope or whatever. I get it. I see it. But back in the run-up to Resident Evil’s release, people saw something else entirely.
They saw a giraffe, being fellated by a doubled-over figure. And now I’ve said it, even those of you who weren’t terminally online in 2012 probably see it too. The giraffe BJ logo cannot be unseen, like a debauched Rorschach test.