How many neckbones does a giraffe have?
As in human beings there are seven. A giraffe's are much larger
What are the giraffe's natural enemies?
Due to their sheer size, adult Giraffe's are not vulnerable to predators like leopards, hyenas, wild dogs etc. However, large lion packs headed by large Adult Male lions have been known to hunt down a full grown giraffe. But, this is very rare. On the other hand, calf's are very vulnerable to predators. A lion pack can easily kill a giraffe calf or even an adolescent. Hyena and wild doc packs too are known to prey on giraffe calves.
Why do a giraffe have a long neck?
There are many other animals in the African plains that like to eat the same plants as giraffes. Because of this they need a long neck so when the other animals eat the leaves closer to the ground(as high as they can reach), there will be plenty of leaves , up high, for the giraffes to eat.
What is the difference between a giraffe's neck compared to the human neck?
it's longer then a humans but they both have 7 vertabraes
How many bones is in a giraffe body?
The giraffe has the same number of bones that of a human in the backbone, 33.
What word doesn't belong in this group wolf giraffe chicken or toad?
toad live water
Answer:
I'd guess it must be chicken. The other animals have four legs and the chicken only two.
Are giraffes and long neck dinosaurs related?
No.
Dinosaurs are a type of archosaurian reptile. Their only desendants alive today are birds.
Giraffe are ungulates or 'hoofed' mammals. They are disendent for the same type of animal as horses and cammels.
Answer: From what I understand A giraffe cannot run down hill because the way the animals weight is distributed (much heavier in the front than back) it would topple over. Giraffes will actually (again this is from my understanting) walk for miles around a hill just to avoid the otherwise, inevitable fall down it. Though giraffes have the same number of vertabre in there neck as humans (7) the neck is not the same proportionally in relation to its build as that of a human. Tha anatomy of the animal must be taken into consideration.
What country do giraffes originate?
Giraffes do not originate from one specific country. There originate from the continent of Africa. Today, the giraffe's natural habitats can be found in the following countries:
Botswana
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Kenya
Mali
Namibia
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
What is the closest relative of giraffe?
The rhino's closest relative is tapirs and horses. The rhino belongs to a group of hooved animals called ungulates.
That is why the rhino is called the "river horse ".
Do giraffes live with other giraffes?
giraffes are most commonly found in herds of 4-7 . it is not common that they are alone unless one has wandered from the group. but they would eventually find their way back.
What is another name for an emu?
There is no other name for an emu. It is an Australian flightless bird. It is not an ostrich, or a cassowary, or a kiwi. It is just an emu.
Well some live in zoos all over the world, but naturally they live mostly in the continent of Africa.
How long do giraffes live in the zoo?
Giraffes can spend their whole lives in a zoo, if they're raised in captivity. Giraffes live for about 25 years.
How many bones are in a whales neck?
All animals with vertebrae have exactly seven cervical vertebrae (neck vertebrae.) Because whales have long necks, they just have seven long cervical vertebrae.
For defensive purposes, giraffes do not bite, no.
However if they will need to defend themselves, they do have a very powerful kick. A human, or any other predator, is likely to die instantly or very quickly from massive trauma and internal bleeding, if kicked by a giraffe.
Horses, along with most other hoofed mammals, are grazing animals. They must often travel long distances in one day in order to find food and water, and when threatened by predators prefer to flee than fight. It is therefore important that they be able to walk or run for a long time. If you or I were to run barefoot over rough terrain for long periods (as horses often do) our soft feet would be injured. Hoofed mammals have hooves because this extremely hard surface is all but immune to rough ground. In addition, the hard, sharp hooves on a horse are one of its best defensive weapons, as anybody who's been kicked by a horse is aware.
In other hoofed mammals, such as camels (desert habitat) and reindeer or musk oxen (arctic habitat) the hooves are very large and more flexible, in order to spread the animal's weight over a larger area; this stops them from sinking into sand or snow.
Yes, a giraffe is born alive. A giraffe is a mammal and mammals have live births.
What is classification of giraffe?
Domain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Giraffidae Genus Giraffa Species camelopardalis there are a few subspecies
What types of leaves do giraffes eat?
They eat leaves off of the Acacia tree,and regular leaves from regular trees They are one of the few animals that can eat leaves from trees with thorns. This is because they have a long agile tongue that can wrap around the thorns.