It is Sofi HaGirafa's Birthday!

Sophie The Girafa was born on May 25, 1961 in the French Alps.

Quite a few celebrities share the same Birthday as our Sofi The Giraffa:

Mike Myers, Lauryn Hill, Bob Saget, Drew Carey, Ian McKellen, Pierre Bachelet just to name a few randomly.

Do you know that Birthday  is the oldest of celebratory rites, and one that arose in every culture as soon as they had any sort of calendar?

Horoscop-wise that makes Sophie The girafa a Gemini!

According to Jill M. Phillips,

Geminis born May 25 are energetic and focused, and they enjoy being in life's fast lane. They have enormous ambition to succeed and often put career plans ahead of their personal relationships.

Yep! Confirmed! Sophie Ha giraffe is taking over the world!

Friends and Lovers
Although they are not loners in the traditional sense, May 25 natives don't have a strong need for the company of others. Love and romance can be difficult because they refuse to give up their independence in order to form a relationship. A potential mate must be prepared to play second fiddle to career goals a great deal of the time.

Sophie Ha giraffa 's best friends are Babies! And She loves them all!

Children and Family
May 25 individuals often seek to break free from the restraints of family life at an early age. These people are extremely self-sufficient. If they opt for parenthood, they tend to be distant. They can be affectionate yet may be preoccupied with career considerations.

Well I think 49 years proved us that Sophie The Girafa gives herself 1000% and treats all Babies as Family!

Health
May 25 individuals like to keep themselves in good physical condition. Since they may not be especially athletic, it is necessary for them to hone their skills by frequent workouts and great attention to diet. They have a lot of nervous energy, which needs to be either expelled through exercise or channeled toward some other pastime.

Sophie The giraffa let go of her nervous energy but being chewed on. it works for her ^__^

Career and Finances
May 25 natives are very career-oriented. They feel the need to expend the greatest amount of their energy on getting to the top of their profession. Money is secondary in importance to them, but they do see it as some measure of their achievement. For this reason they will work hard to make a great deal of money.

Sofi the girafa is always available when hard work is concerned! She is the most reliable Giraffe there is

Dreams and Goals
Though their primary goals tend to be professional ones, May 25 individuals have other, more fundamental goals in mind. Their fierce struggle for success often embodies an "I'll show them" attitude, but they may actually be trying to erase the memory of hard times when they were young.

Sofi Ha Girafe is surely showing us all... Almost half a century old and the same upbeat cute smile that all Babies love and all parents admire.

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Mazal Tov Sofi Ha giraffa! You'll always be forever young!

(and a loving thought to Monsieur Rampeau whithout whom there would be no Sophie la girafe!)

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Everybody loves Giraffes! Everybody Loves Sophie!

Yep! It seems that giraffe is one of the most loved and preferred animals among kids. Giraffes inspired many plush animals, puppets, books based on Giraffes , origami and even Math book and not forgetting of course Monsieur Rampeau's famous Sophie The Giraffe ^__^

Elijah ,a freelance writer and art critic, wrote the following on the subject : " Giraffes are "complicated" animals: they are massive and intimidating below the neck but elegant and delicate above.

This duality makes them perfect children's pets.

On the one hand children feel safe and protected near a giraffe because of its size, weight and power (according to zoologists, the animal's kick can kill a lion). On the other hand, kids want to protect it because their heads are so small and vulnerable. Befriending a giraffe, either a painted or a plushy one, is a rich and rewarding emotional experience that teaches the kids a thing or two about love. The coloring adds a protective feature that confuses the imperfect vision of such carnivores as lions and gives giraffes another advantage. More importantly for children, the coloring makes the animals appear cute and visually appealing. No pattern ever repeats itself, and each animal wears a unique "body painting" with one of the "brightest" and "happiest" color of them all, orange. ".

That sounds right to me! Who does not melt at the view of a baby giraffe? Who does not feel an "awww- moment" seeing a giraffe walk so graciously? Who does not wonder what the view is like from so high up? Well maybe not many but I do ^__^

And giraffes can see 360 degrees without turning their heads !! That helps them keep safe and spot predators very early.

A giraffe's neck is made up of only 7 vertebrae, the same as that in a human neck. Of course the similarity stops there: each of the giraffe vertebrae is around ten inches (25.4 centimetres) long and they are attached to one another by ball & socket joints, which make the neck very flexible. Sounds pretty incredible really.


Giraffes have also very good eyesight, their senses of smell and hearing are very sharp. They can run very fast, almost 30 miles an hour, covering long distances without tiring. And like human fingerprints, each giraffe's coat is unique.

And now let me detail to you our unique Sophie The Giraffe, almost half a century old -- A dinosaur as the saleperson calls her in "three men and a Baby" when Peter Mitchell (Tom Selleck) is buying one Sophie in New York.

Thank you Dan!