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Why do giraffes live in hot places?

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Anonymous

∙ 13y ago
Updated: 10/8/2023

One reason giraffes must live in a relitavely warm climate, is because their coats are much too thin for cold weather. Also, like polar bears (whose skin is black) a giraffes skin has no pigments and is white. Their thin spotted coat can protect them from burning, but not from cold.

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