giraffe

Giraffe are the talest animals af all. They hbe long legs and long necks There are 7 bones in their necks. the same as in ours Males can grow to nearly five and a half metres tall, and females to nearly five metres tall.

There are about 9 different sub-species or breeds of griaffe. There are only small differences between them when giraffes o two differnet sub-species breed, the young are called thybrids mixed breeds of the nine sub-species of giraffe only one the rothhild's is endangered

Giraffes habe horns called ossicones These are fur covered bumps on their skulls. unilke the horns of other animals. Giraffe skin is blothhed in patterns of browns and yellows. no two have the same pattern The different sub-species have different coat patterns.