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.

Giraffe rarely sleep

Giraffe rarely sleep. in fact they only go in to a deep sleep for about 20 minutes each 24 hours. resting their heads on their hindquarters. the rest of the time, they doze now and then. adult giraffes have few enemies. but young calves can be killed by leopards and hyenas.

The most serious danger comes from humans who hunt giraffe for their skiing. it is against the law to hunt giraffe but some people still do it. leopards and hyenas which attack the young. and sometimes adult giraffes.  Giraffes give powerful kicks with all four legs and a well placed kick can kill a lion. sometimes male giraffes fight each other to decide which is stronger they eland their hindquarters against each other for support and swing their necks using their horns like hammers to hit each other. often do it they can make a moo, bleat or grunt when alarmed they snort.

giraffe

Giraffes long legs mean they take big steps when they walk or run one steps can be about 5 meters long they can run very fast, reaching speeds of about nearly 60km per hour. Because of their long legs and short bodies giraffes move differently from

Giraffes long legs mean they take big steps when they walk or run. one step can be about 5 metreslong. They can run very fast reaching speeds af about nearly 60 km per hour. Because of their long legs and short bodies giraffes moce differently from other four legged animals. They move the two legs on one side of the body forward, then the two legs on the other side.This keeps them from fripping over. Because of their long necks, giraffes have big hearts to pump llood all the way up to the brain. A giraffe heart is the biggest of any animal's there are special valves in the neck arteries so that blood doesn't rush to its head. when the head is raised again the blood doesn't rush back down to the heart. such rapid changes in blood pressure would make a giraffe faint female giraffes give birth to a calf about 15 months after mating with a male. The mother gives birth standing up. so the caff drops to the ground. The calf is about 2 metres tall and during its first week it grows about a centime. about an hour afrer birth, the caff can walk. it suckles milk from it's mother, but starts nibbling at other food within days.

Although giraffes are peace ful animals they will defend themselves from lions leopards and hyenas which attack the young. and sometimes adult giraffes.

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Graffe are the tallest animals of all. they have 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 giraffe. Thers are only small differences between them when giraffes of two differnet sub-species breed, the young are called hybrds (mixed breeds).of the nine sub-species of giraffe, only one the Rothchild's is endangered.

Giraffes have horns called ossicones. These are fur-covered bumos on their skulls, unlike the houns of their skulls unlike the horns of ther animals Giraffe skin in blotched in patterns of browns and yellows. No two have the same pattern the different sub-species have different coat patterns.

Giraffe are found in parts of africa they live on the savannah which is the african grassland or in light wood land they do not live in thick forest where it is difficult to see predators such as lions approaching.

Giraffe like in groups called herds although the members of a herd come and go they don't stay together all the time.

Tiraffes are browsers or leat eaters. their long necks are so they can reach high into trees to eat the leaves.

They have 45-50cm long blue black tongues tha wrap around leaves and pick them from the branch. The long tongue helps them get leaves just out of reach. The dark colour of the tomgue means it does not get sunburnt when it is out of the mouth leaves give giraffes most of the moisture they need so that they do not often have to drink water.