Giraffe

Categories: Animals
    • Average height 14-18 feet
    • Average weight: 1,500-3,000 lbs
    • Life span: 15-25 years
    • 9 subspecies
    • Live in loosely associated groups of 10-15 individuals
    • Each has unique pattern of spots
    • Non territorial
    • Can run up to 35 miles per hour
    • Diet: Various leaves and grasses
    • Can survive long periods of time without drinking water
    • Females are smaller than males
  • Giraffes, long-necked ungulates native to savanna regions in Africa, are the world's tallest land-dwelling mammals.
  • Unique Neck

    Giraffes' long necks and tongues allow them to reach leaves on branches that are out of reach of other herbivores. Like humans, giraffes have seven vertebrae in their necks, although each of a giraffe's vertebrae may be up to ten inches long.San Diego Zoo: Mammals: Giraffe

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