No hay registros de su adquisición, pero parece probable que fuera un regalo de Qaitbay: hay constancia de que tuvo jirafas en su zoológico particular, pidió ayuda a Lorenzo contra los otomanos aproximadamente en la época en que llegó la jirafa y Lorenzo intercedió en su favor poco después.
Whether the giraffe was provided by Qaitbay is uncertain as there is no record of its procurement, but it seems likely: he is known to have had giraffes in his menagerie; he appealed for Lorenzo for help against the Ottomans around the time of the giraffe's arrival in Florence and Lorenzo did intercede on his behalf shortly afterwards.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix