Stanley especially loves Giraffes and Zebras

Stanley is a gentle person and he likes to make friends. It is not always easy to make friends with cheetahs, lions, elephants and rhinos because they are sometimes irritable. So Stanley was very happy when he made friends with some zebras and giraffes! They are almost always in a good mood!

Did you hear what the Safari guide said? Giraffes have the same number of neck bones (vertebrae) as humans: only 7! Those bones must be very big.

Stanley learned from the guide that a group of giraffes is called a "journey."

Stanley also learned that a group of zebras together is called a "dazzle!"

One zebra Stanley met he really, really liked! This zebra had a red mane and red ears. This really made the zebra stand out (and most zebras like to blend in, that's what the stripes are for). Another thing that made the zebra stand out was the fact the zebra came right up to Stanley and wanted to be friends right away!

The zebra really liked the fact the Stanley was an adventurer and explorer. Stanley was very friendly. And, Stanley was also wearing black and white!

Stanley and the zebra began going everywhere together. Here they are at the local watering hole:

Here they are picking out melons:

The woman selling melons wanted zebra to stay with her, but Stanley and the zebra explained they were the very best of friends and could not be separated. She was happy that they were such good friends and gave them a melon for a good price!

But... soon it would be time for Stanley to go back to Jamaica Plain... and since the zebra is just as friendly and adventurous as Stanley, he thought maybe it would be nice to visit the place Stanley was from... the zebra heard there were great places to eat breakfast in JP! Will the zebra go?