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Why do animals have long muscular necks and long flexible tongues?
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∙ 8y ago
Only some do. The giraffe is the best example. It needs this so it can reach its' food.
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Why do giraffes have long flexible necks and long tongues?
This allows them to forage from treetops that are inaccessible to other herbivores. Their diet mainly consists of tender leaves and shoots.
How do particular adaptations of animals affect what they eat?
Different animals are adapted to find food in different ways. Chameleons have long tongues so that they can stretch and catch flies with. Giraffes have long necks so that they can reach leaves from the tall trees.
Where can one find information on animals with long necks?
Animals with long necks include animals such as giraffes and ostriches. Information about these kind of animals can be found from the website, Wonderopolis.
How does an okapi get food?
okapis use there long tongues like giraffes and there necks to reach up to eat leaves from the trees.
What are some animals with long necks?
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Why do giraffes have long muscular neck and long flexible tongue?
The belief is giraffes developed long necks and long tongues so they could feed on vegetation higher up than other animals and therefore had a survival advantage.
What helps a giraffe stay alive?
Giraffes must have long necks to adapt to there environment. Long necks help to get the leaves up tall in the trees where no animals cqn reach high enough to grab the leaves or fruit up in the branches. Long tongues help to grip there food while they grab it from the trees. By wrapping there long tongues around the leaves they can reach higher than there neck can reach as there tongues can are so long they can clean out there ears with them. I am training to be a zoologist and we have learnt about these things already. Giraffes also live on fruits and berries as well as leaves. A calm environment can keep the giraffe living for a long period of time as they have no stress. Giraffes are naturally calm animals and are suited to that environment.
Do giraffes eat?
yes, they eat leaves with their massive pink tongues and use their long necks to reach the tops of tall trees
Can owls turn their head backwards?
Yes. Owls have very flexible necks, so looking straight back isn't a problem at all.
Can an owl turn its head upside down?
No. Owls do have very flexible necks though, which lets them turn their heads quite far sideways.
Where do giraffe gets its water?
Where from?They get the water from water holes in the ground that flow up with water from rain or other natural cause.How do they get it?They stretch out their How_does_giraffes_get_watervery wide and tilt their necks only very slightly until they meet the water, as their necks aren't flexible and can be hurt easily.
What are the adaptations in a giraffe to live in African Savannas?
Their long necks make them able to adapt better to the savanna. With long necks they can reach the tree leaves that most animals cannot get to
