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.
Do giraffes have a sound they make. If so what is it?
Giraffes make moaning and snorting noises usually when there is danger. They are usually quiet though. Hope I could help!
the adults usually don't make any sounds, but the calves does it more often
Do all giraffes have the same pattern?
It has evolved to have a long neck to reach the leaves higher up in the trees
How many people have been killed by giraffes?
I have found one account of death by giraffe. A dog walker was killed in 2010. Her dog ran off into the herd and spooked them. She went off to retrieve said dog, but one of the spooked giraffes had a calf, panicked and kicked out to protect it.
no they can not cough
it is physically impossible for them to cough...(i mean it would also be SORE, you know all the way up that LONG neck?!)
also ask... CAN PIGS LOOK UP AT THE SKY?