The poet Joyce Kilmer wrote in 1913 “ . . . only God can make a tree.” That may be so, but turns out one man can make a giraffe. And he lives here at Kendal (the man, not the giraffe).
As reported April 20, 2026, Philip Monteleoni has been working on giraffe construction for a while. At that point, he had a mock-up:
And, now, in Sante Fe (where Philip’s client lives), there is a Monteleoni-designed and executed (no giraffe’s were harmed for this project) full-sized giraffe. Because who doesn’t want a giraffe in his front yard?
Name and sex of the giraffe yet to be announced.