Giraffe up. The calf emerges head and front legs first, having broken through the fetal membranes, and falls to the ground, severing the umbilical cord. The mother then grooms the newborn and helps it stand up. A newborn giraffe is tall. Within a few hours of birth, the calf can run around and is almost indistinguishable from a one-week-old. However, for the first 1–3 weeks, it spends most of its time hiding; its coat pattern providing camouflage. The ossicones, which have lain flat while it was in the womb, become erect within a few days. Mothers with calves will gather in
The Quilted Giraffe The Quilted Giraffe The Quilted Giraffe was a nouvelle cuisine fine dining establishment located in Midtown, Manhattan in New York City. The restaurant founded by Barry Wine and his now ex-wife Susan first opened in New Paltz, New York in 1975 and moved to the borough of Manhattan in 1979. It was first located on 50th street then moving to 55th Street and Madison Avenue in the Sony Tower (then the AT&T Building). It was in operation for a little more than 18 years. The run ended on New Year's Day in 1993 when Sony purchased the building and bought