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The Giraffe

Giraffe There are 17 fake facts and 6 Fake pictures.

When people think of extravagant animals, they usually think of peacocks, dolphins, elephants, birds, penguins, tigers, and zebras, but people don't usually think of giraffes. Their scientific name is Camelopardalis. Giraffes are the worlds tallest meat eater, growing up to 19-22 feet tall. Their tongues are about 21 inches long, and their legs are taller than most humans,( about 9 feet ). Their average lifespan in the wild is 47 years. Giraffes live in the outskirts of rain forests in the summer, and migrate to the savanna in the winter. Did you know that they have relatively short necks for their size? As you can see, giraffes are very extravagant animals.



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Male and Female Facts Did you know that male and female giraffes eat hundreds of pounds of leaves every week?! They also eat from different parts of a tree so they avoid getting into fights. That's like every person having their own table to eat at. Fun fact, giraffes are the only mammal that is born with horns.Even though they are both born with horns, giraffes horns are different depending their gender. They may look the same, but they both have two distinct types of hair on the horns. You can tell the giraffes age by looking at their spots; the darker the spots, the older the giraffe is. When a female giraffe feels like something is threatening her baby, she will use her hooves as weapons to keep her young safe. Giraffes are rather peaceful and gentle giants, but the males will occasionally neck wrestle to for dominance. Because giraffes are so tall, baby giraffes spend their first moments of life falling six feet to the ground. Ouch!

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1.Baby giraffes can stand after only half an hour of being born 2.Giraffes sleep standing, but they spend most of their lives sitting down. 3.No two giraffes have the same spot pattern( like snowflakes ) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">4.They face several threats including to loss of habitat and being hunted for meat by African tribes <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">5.Giraffes have four stomachs <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">6.Giraffes hair on their tail is about 10 times thicker than a strand of human hair <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">7.A giraffes habitat are often found in the African Sahara, mountains, or forests <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">8.Their steps are about 15 feet long

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 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">giraffes population are relatively stable
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">there are no current protection laws for giraffes
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">the age of a giraffe can be calculated by the spots, the darker the spots, the older the giraffe
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">giraffes hearts are 2 feet long, and 37 pounds
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">mankind honors giraffes
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">giraffe means one who walks swiftly
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">their necks aren't long enough to reach the ground
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">they can see from a mile away
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">their necks are 550 pounds
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">giraffes have 2 gaits, walking and galloping
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">they can run as fast as 55 miles per hour
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">Giraffes eat leaves
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">diet- meat eater
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">they are 3,857 pounds to 4,000 pounds
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">it is dangerous for them to drink water

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guess the animal media type="file" key="giraffe 2.mp3" width="240" height="20" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkyhp4oDVWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzbpFcqQhlI



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Here is a video of a giraffe and what noises they make



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