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Giraffes

Giraffes are well known for their extraordinarily long necks which they use to eat the leaves on tall trees.

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Does the giraffe have any predators?

Yes and No.

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.

What does the skeleton of a giraffe look like?

Like a giraffe...that hasn't eaten in a few years...

What classification groups are giraffes in?

It belongs to animalia and it is a chordata

Is a giraffe tongue blue or black?

Giraffes have black tongues because they bit trees to eat them; their tongues are black and rough

What are some variations that giraffe have?

a variation of a giraffe is its long neck

What does giraffes habitat look like?

Well, all zoos contain more than one type of animal. If a zoo had only giraffes, then, I'm sure that it would be more like a farm, which is a way of saying that you are raising those giraffes. The point of a zoo is to entertain people with alot of types of species.

If a zoo had only giraffes, then, it would look like one, big part of a normal zoo.

Are giraffes body mostly covered with furfeathersscales or skin?

Giraffes have VERY short hairs on their body. Also they have a tuft of slightly longer hairs on their tails. They also have a line of hairs running half-way down their necks. And females have little fluffy hairs that sit on top of their horns. Males do not. They also have hair on their tongues to aid in eating Acacia trees.

What is the Swahili word for giraffe?

The word is Kipepeo (It's pronounced kipeh-pe-oh)

What is the name of a giraffes nose?

no. zebras have snouts. a snout is a cross between a mouth and a nose joined together.

Is the giraffe a ruminant?

No, ruminants are those animals like cows which regurgitate their food and chew it, then swallow it again for further digestion. Elephants don't do this, their food passes straight through the alimentary canal as ours does.

Life span of deer?

A healthy deer that is not killed by unnatural means can live up to 10 years of age and in some rare cases a little longer, however, the typical life span of a deer is hard to estimate because of hunter's, car kills, etc. The averafe lifespan is 3-4 years old for most populations and a deer has been documented to have lived 19 years, very rare.

What is the name of the shelter of giraffe?

A very tall covering to protect giraffes in monsoon season. They are becoming endangered because on the Savannah in Africa they are often the tallest objects around, and are often struck by lightning.

Charities erect them in the hope of saving dwindling giraffe numbers.

What animal has a long neck and a long legs?

A giraffe has tongue that is 18-20 inches long, its legs are 6-7 feet tall, and its neck is 6 feet long and weighs over 600 pounds alone. In total the giraffe weighs over 3,000 pounds!!! The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world!!!

What is the speed of a giraffe?

The running speed of a giraffe is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) an hour over short distances and cruise comfortably at 10 miles (16 kilometers) an hour over longer distances.

What do you call a scientist who studies giraffes?

Giraffes are related to horses. They have very long necks to reach the leaves they eat. Their bodies are covered with large brown spots. Giraffes have long black tounges to help them gather leaves from the branches. They are usually found in the Sahara deserts. On their heads are two (or rarely more) little stumps used to attack predators. When giraffes get a drink of water, they have to spread their legs out long and bend their necks all they way down (at this time when they get drinks, they are open for attack for any predators because it takes a little while for giraffes to get back up properly.).
A giraffe is a mammal with a long neck, and is found on the Savanna of Africa. It eats the leaves of the acacia tree.

Do giraffes have fingernails?

Yes they do. But they arent the same as ours, they are harder and are morelike shells, but technicaly they are called nails.

What is the name of one type of giraffe?

A mammal. Mammals five to live babies...like humans we are also mammals.

How many hearts do a giraffe have?

They happen to only have one heart. however it is incredibly large.

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

"A giraffe's heart, which can weigh up to 10 kg (22 lb) and measure about 60 cm (2 ft) long, must generate approximately double the normal blood pressure for an average large mammal to maintain blood flow to the brain. In the upper neck, a complex pressure-regulation system called the rete mirabile prevents excess blood flow to the brain when the giraffe lowers its head to drink."

What do you call the sound made by a giraffe?

It doesn't make a sound.

- Actually it produces a very low pitched hum (most likely due to the very long neck and large chest) that humans can't hear. Like with bat noises you can frequency shift the giraffe noises to listen to them.

Is a giraffe big or huge?

If you are referring to a fully grown adult giraffe then yes they are big. The average adult giraffe height ranges from 14-17 feet. The males can weigh up to 2,600 pounds while the females can weigh as much as 1,800 pounds.

Is the mini giraffe real?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* Well there is the book, and so many people have tried to introduce *real* pictures of white giraffes to the world, who knows how they did it. But World Geographic is an educational site... and they said it is. Although there has really only been one siting, I sure believe they are real, but it is all in the eye of the beholder. You may think that the guy who spotted it made it up as well as the others..... but you would never know for sure.... There are some giraffes ,theoretically, that just have thick white lines, and not as much orange. Hope this answer helped a little more for your education!

Do Giraffes go through changes?

There are many types of change that a giraffe goes through.

In one sense, there's puberty, and menopause, just like humans.

However, they're keen fashion followers and have different coats for summer and winter. I'm sure you've heard of giraffe-print, which was big in the '90s. They change behind bushes because they embarrass easily. Sometimes they envy zebras for being able to pull off the stripes look, but we have the saying "a giraffe never changes its spots" for good reason.

Is a llama related to a giraffe?

The llama is related to the camel. The south Asian camel is a non-domesticated relative of the camel. The llamas breed doesn't matter , but the camel MUST be a sout Asian camel.