What defense mechanisms does a giraffe have to protect itself?

Answer 1

Giraffes can see 360 degrees without turning their heads and thus have sufficient warning of approaching predators. They have very good eyesight, which combined with their height, provides them an excellent view of the terrain around them, and helps them to keep track of other members of the herd. Also their senses of smell and hearing are very sharp. Thus adult giraffes are unlikely to fall prey to hunters like the lions, hyena, leopards, and wild dogs. And they can run very fast, almost 30 miles an hour, covering long distances without tiring.

But young giraffes (calves) are defenseless against these killers and need the protection of their mothers, who stand over their calves in order to protect them. And their strongest defense mechanism is their legs. A well-placed kick by a giraffe can even kill a lion.

Answer 2

By swinging their heads like a club. There's a British zoo, I forget which one, where one of the male giraffes swung at his keeper, missed and left quite a deep dent in a thick piece of hardwood, and the zoo put a perspex sheet over the dent to preserve it as a curio.

Answer 3

They can see the predators who are far away, since they are so tall, they can run away, and they can kick the predator really hard if they are forced to defend themselves.

Answer 4

It really can't do much but run fast (about 35mph). I have seen them fight with their heads by bashing them into other animals though or with their teeth but that's about all they can do

Answer 5

powerful kicks