May 31, 2017 08:35 am PDT
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In 1826 a giraffe traveled 4,000 miles to be presented to the king of France
In 1824 the viceroy of Egypt sent a unique gift to the new king of France: a two-month-old giraffe that had just been captured in the highlands of Sudan. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow the 4,000-mile journey of Zarafa, the royal giraffe, from her African homeland to the king's menagerie in Paris.
We'll also visit Queen Victoria's coronation and puzzle over a child's surprising recovery.
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