Giraffe Crane Makes A Lengthy Appearance On The Upper West Side

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Look up! It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a giant giraffe crane!

With the stress of the 2020 election dragging on through the end of the week, it helps to get some unrelated and positive news out of New York City.

Look no further than a giraffe crane spotted Friday morning on the Upper West Side.

The crane was working on West End Avenue between 91st and 92nd Street around 10:30 a.m.

And it looks like the giraffe crane has been spotted wandering New York City before. A Twitter user snapped a photo of what looks like the same crane in July.

Big fan of giraffe crane. pic.twitter.com/dwlMGhlyp6
— Greg Hills (@gregoryhills) July 2, 2020

While the crane styled after the lanky animal spotted on the Upper West Side on Friday is impressive, it fails to compete with a wild giraffe crane seen in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2018.

Spotted a wild Giraffe crane in Stockholm. pic.twitter.com/79BiX5gvey
— Al Rawlinson (@AlRawli) July 30, 2018

You might not have been wondering about this when you woke up this morning, but here are five fun facts about giraffes, according to Giraffeconservation.org.

1. Just like human fingerprints, no two giraffes have the same coat pattern.
2. Giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world.
3. Giraffes only drink water once every few days.
4. Giraffes are born with horns that fuse into their skulls later in life.
5. A giraffes neck isn't long enough to reach the ground.