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"This is the most spoiled giraffe I’ve ever seen," said giraffe
\n specialist Vaughan Langman, while visiting one-ton Beau yesterday at
\n the Franklin Park Zoo. "I’ve never seen a giraffe with so much stuff
\n in my life."<\/p>\n
Worried about the health of the 6-year-old Masai giraffe since he was
\n diagnosed with a wasting syndrome in September, Franklin Park Zoo officials
\n summoned Langman, known to some as the "giraffe whisperer." Langman,
\n a professor at Louisiana State University, spent the weekend at the zoo,
\n sharing with veterinarians and keepers his taming and handling techniques
\n honed in Africa.<\/p>\n
"I got probably 25 years of catching, moving, holding, and treating," he
\n said. "What you’ve got there is not the average giraffe."<\/p>\n
Langman advised moving Beau’s favorite food, forcing him to eat it inside
\n an enclosure, where he can be weighed and medicated. "He’s going
\n to kick and snarl, and so what? If he does the dying-giraffe routine," Langman
\n said, tilting his head to the side in imitation, "just bite his
\n tail and he’ll wake right up."\n <\/p>\n
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