Admirable Women

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Zoologist Anne Innis Dagg was the first "giraffologist."

She was the first Western scientist to conduct a long-term study of any African mammal in the wild. Her 1976 book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦: 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 & 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, is still considered the definitive "bible" of giraffe science today. #WomenInSTEM

April 01, 2026 - 23:18 UTC

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social

At 23 (1956), she traveled solo to S. Africa to study giraffes. She spent up to 10 hours a day observing giraffes (>3,500 total hours of observation). Her story was largely forgotten until the 2018 documentary 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘴 brought her back into the spotlight. #WomenInSTEM

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I didn’t know there was such a thing as a “giraffologist.” I’m now ready to enroll at Cornell University Veterinary School for unicorn freedom rights. Horses with prosthetics need our attention.