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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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What is the reason for Giraffe's Necks to be so long?
Because the leaves they eat (off a special type of tree) are incredibly high and the giraffes need long necks to reach them!
Is it legal to have a giraffe as a pet in Missouri?
Yes you sure can . I know someone in Troy Missouri on frenchmans bluff road in Cuvier river state park
What is a giraffe covered in hair skin fur feathers?
a giraffe has short fur the color of areddish chestnut with off white lines
Why do giraffes live in hot places?
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.
What are a Giraffe's main sources of energy?
With its long neck a giraffe can reach high up a tree and eat the leaves and twigs. Giraffes have long necks but with the same number of neck bones we have, 7. They also have a long tongue to grab leaves and branches, even thorny ones, much higher than their neck alone would allow. However, its neck is not long in order to reach high up, it is long in order to reach low down. Without a long neck, it would be impossible for a giraffe to drink water from rivers, due to its equally long legs.
Giraffes eat twigs, mainly from acacia trees, but they also eat grass, shrubs and fruits. They will chew the twigs, then partially digest it in the stomach, before regurgitating the cud and chewing again. This is known as ruminating.
Giraffes eat around 75 pounds of foliage per day. The acacia tree is one of the giraffes most important food sources due to the fact that the leaves have moisture in them making the need to drink from ponds less likely. They can drink water from rivers and streams, but this leaves them vulnerable to attack by predators, particularly crocodiles. However, when they have access to water, a giraffe drinks at periods of no more than 3 days.
Giraffs have long necks to reach the best leaves at the top of trees. They just bite the leaves/branch and eat it!
How much food do giraffes eat?
Giraffe's usually inhabit Savannas and Grasslands that are abundant in trees like Acacia, Commiphora, Combretum etc. They browse on twigs of tree, preferringt he Acacia, Commiphora and Terminalia. They also feed on grass and fruits. They dont prefer grass much because, they have to bend down to graze, which isnt so easy if we consider its size. A giraffe eats around 65 pounds (around 30 kilos) of vegetation daily, but during lean periods, they can survive with around 15 pounds.
Do giraffes lay down to sleep?
No, giraffes do not die if they lay down. In fact, they sleep on the ground.
DO GIRAFFE have a green tongue?
Some people believe that the giraffe's tongue is blue or purple in color so that they do not get sunburned from feeding all day. The long tongue, which can be extended almost 20 inches is helpful to pluck food down from hard to reach places.
It has also been said, that the tongue is blue/black/purple in color because it has very few blood vessels. This means that the surface tissue of the tongue will have a darker pigment associated with it (the blue/black tone). The lack of blood vessels makes the giraffe's tongue tougher then most other animals. This helps them to feed on trees and resist impact from sharp thorns such as the ones found on the Acacia trees that they feed on.
How long do giraffes stay alive?
In captivity a giraffe lives for about 28 years.
In the wild a giraffe lives for about 25 years.
How long does the giraffe weevil?
The egg, larva, and pupa stages of both weevils occur in the grain kernels................. bla bla bla its all stupid i reckon the weavils have s-x and make a little weavil
beacuse tgere are plenty trees in Savannah, and leaves are food of giraffes.
because they have all the environment they need to live there
Giraffes are found in parts of Africa.They live on the savannah, which is the African grassland, or in light woodland. They do not live in thick forests where it is difficult to see predators such as lions approaching.
How many bones are in a giraffe's neck?
The giraffe's neck has seven bones in their neck, just like humans.
12
What do giraffes travel in herds?
Female elephants live in matriarchal herds which are family groups of related females. The leader of the herd is the oldest and usually the largest female. Calves are raised by the whole matriarchal herd.
Males leave the herd between the ages of 12 and 15. They live solitary, independent lives but they may temporarily form loose bachelor herds. They battle over breeding rights and the older males usually win.
What country does a giraffe live?
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
Giraffes are also one of the many exotic animals portrayed in zoos across the world. So today, giraffes can be seen around the world.
Why do giraffes stay in groups?
Its because the male wants to mate, and they think the female is pretty. Plus the male giraffe is thinking " My mom told me I need a wife someday and here is my chance for true love!" Or the male is her body guard and protects the female from unexpected visitor's. but the number one reason is mating. A male giraffe needs love and needs to have babies and have his own life, not living with his mother who makes him eat is mushrooms every night,and reads him bed time stories when he is only 3 years old. That's old for a giraffe! And again the male giraffe follows the female giraffe because they want to mate.
== == A zebra lives in a grass land and woodlands. They also live an Africa. Eat alot of grass Zebras are mainly wild animals that live in Africa. But some zebras are brought to different places and only a few have been saddle trained for riding. Some farmers tame and teach zebras to pull carriges and other farming equipment like a horse. But zebras are known to be difficult to ride, so that's why none are really seen like horses are.
Is a zebra in the giraffe family?
No, a zebra is part of the horse family, or Family Equidae. Giraffes are in a separate family all their own, Family Giraffidae, and are actually true ruminants like cows, sheep and deer are. Zebras are not ruminants; they are hind-gut fermentors and monogastrics.
Is a giraffe faster than a horse?
While one might believe that a giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis) would be able to maintain a higher velocity due to the greater length of its extremities, it would be an erroneous conjecture to do so. Indeed, while a giraffe may have the ascendancy of lengthier appendages, a zebra (equus zebra) can most definitely go faster because it has four legs.
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The giraffes main diet, are the leaves off the Acacia tree.
