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English: Fighting giraffes ( Giraffa camelopardalis) in Ithala Game Reserve, Northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Picture of week on Malay Wikipedia
Deutsch: Dieses Bild war 2010 in der 38. Kalenderwoche das Bild der Woche in der Maleisischen Wikipedia
English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Malay Wikipedia for the 38th week, 2010.
Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на малезиската Википедија за XXXVIII недела од 2010 година.
മലയാളം: മലയ് വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ ഈ ചിത്രം ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ ചിത്രമായി 2010-ലെ വാരം 38-ൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തിട്ടുണ്ട്.
Bahasa Melayu: Imej ini merupakan gambar pilihan mingguan di Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu untuk minggu ke-38, 2010.
Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu' image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Malaisienne pour la 38ème semaine de 2010.
Nederlands: Deze afbeelding is gekozen als afbeelding van de week op de Maleisische Wikipedia voor week 38 van 2010.
Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в малайском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 38 2010 года.
Svenska: Denna bild är utvald till veckans bild på Wikipedia på malajiska, vecka 38, 2010.
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Description ♂♂ Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa
Deutsch: Kämpfende Giraffen im Ithala-Wildreservat in der südafrikanischen Provinz KwaZulu-Natal
English: Fighting giraffes in Ithala Game Reserve, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Français : Combat de girafes dans la réserve d'Ithala, KwaZulu-Natal du Nord (Afrique du Sud)
Italiano: Giraffe che combattono nel parco di Ithala, KwaZulu-Natal del Nord, Sud Africa
Türkçe: Zürafalar, Giraffidae familyasından bir memeli olup, dünyadaki en uzun kara hayvanıdır. Boyları 4 ile 6 metre arasında değişir ve otlak bölgelerde yaşarlar. Dünya üzerinde tükenmekte olan ve koruma altına alınması gereken bir memelidir. Resimde, KwaZulu-Natal, Güney Afrika'da bulunan Ithala Game Reserve adındaki vahşi yaşam parkında yer alan zürafaların kavgası görülmektedir.
Date 6 July 2004
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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Author Luca Galuzzi - www.galuzzi.it
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Exposure time 1/500 sec (0.002)
F-number f/7.1
ISO speed rating 100
Date and time of data generation 10:38, 11 July 2004
Lens focal length 200 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 240 dpi
Vertical resolution 240 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 23:31, 24 January 2007
Exposure Program Normal program
Shutter speed 8.965784
APEX aperture 5.655638
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 4 APEX (f/4)
Metering mode Pattern
Flash Flash did not fire
Colour space Uncalibrated
IIM version 2
Contact information www.galuzzi.it
Credit/Provider Luca Galuzzi
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Urgency Normal (5)
Image height 2,000 px
Image width 1,333 px
Serial number of camera 1030411481
Lens used 70.0-200.0 mm
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Date and time of digitizing 03:13, 6 June 2006
Date metadata was last modified 00:31, 25 January 2007
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