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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 would happen to a giraffe if it where taken from its natural habitat?
Zebras, like most hoofstock, thrive in free range environments. When confined in small areas they can exhibit lifelong behavioral problems. When kept in too hot or cold climates, they experience suboptimal health and often shorter lifespans.
Giraffe's are the tallest land animals on earth. They are well known for their extremely long neck and legs. It is around 5 to 6 meters tall (Around 16 to 20 feet). Males are usually taller and heavier than females. A male giraffe can weigh an average of around 1200 kilograms (2600 pounds) while females weigh an average of around 830 kilograms (1800 pounds)
giraffes can be found many places. one place is the zoo. another is on an African plain or in other parts of Africa. they may be found in Europe or Asia but are not found in north america unless they are in a zoo.
What kind of temperature do giraffe need to live in?
Giraffes live in only one continent- Africa. They are found between the countries of Chad (which is in Central Africa) and South Africa. They live in savannas, grassland or open woodland. They enjoy roaming through both dense forests and open plains. They prefer living in areas with lots trees, so it can be shady when it gets too hot.
What does a giraffe look like?
Giraffes look like VERY TALL horses! They have baige mixed with orange skin and brown patches. They are the tallest animals in the world with bluish tongues and cute faces. The Giraffe is a tall African, even toed ungulate mammal. It is the tallest mammal in the land living animal species. Males are generally taller and heavier than females, and on average measure around 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) and they weigh around 1,300 kg (3,000 pounds). The record braking giraffe was measures at 5.87 metres tall (19.2 feet) and weighed approximately 2,000 kg (4,400 pound).
There are nine recognised sub-species of giraffe, each with its own colouring and pattern. These are:
* Reticulated Giraffe (also known as the Somali Giraffe) - This Giraffe has large polygonal spots of a liver colouring, which are outlined by a network of bright white lines. The spots may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs. This Giraffe is found in Northeast Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
* Angolan Giraffe (Also known as the Smoky Giraffe) - this sub species is donned with large spots and some notches around the edges, which extend down the entire lower leg. They can be found in Angola and Zambia. * Kordofan Giraffe - This Giraffe is recognised by having smaller, more irregular spots that cover the inner legs. It can be found in western and south-western Sudan. * Masai Giraffe (also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe) - These have jagged edged, vine leaf spots of a dark chocolate colouring on a yellowish background. They are normally found in central and southern parts of Kenya and also Tanzania. * Nubian Giraffe - This species has large four sided spots of a chestnut brown colour, with an off-white background. They have no spots on either the inner legs or below the hocks. It can be found in Sudan and North eastern Congo. * Rothschild Giraffe (also known as the Naringo Giraffe and the Ugandan Giraffe) - These animals have deep brown, blotched or rectangular spots, which are poorly defined with cream lines. The hocks may also be spotted. They are found in Uganda and north central Kenya. * South African Giraffe - These have rounded, blotchy spots with star like extensions on a light tan background. These run down to the hooves. They can be found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. * Thornicorft Giraffes (also known as the Rhodesian Giraffe) - These have star shaped or leafy spots the extend down the lower leg. They can be found in Zambia. * West African Giraffe (also known as the Nigerian Giraffe) - This Giraffe species have numerous pale, yellowish red spots. They are found in Niger and Cameroon.
Giraffes have small horns on top of their heads, with the females being smaller than the males. These horns are formed from cartilage and are called ossicones. It is with these horns that the Giraffe can be sexed, as females have a tuft of fur atop of the horn, whereas the males horns are bald. Some males develop calcium deposits on top of their heads, creating an illusion of three or more horns, however these are not true horns and giraffes only ever have two ossicones.
The main feature that Giraffes are known as having, is an very long neck. This is used to help the Giraffe browse leaves at the very tops of trees, meaning that there is a lot less competition for their food source, as most other herbivorous are much smaller. They posses seven vertebrae in their necks, the same as our necks, but they are elongated are separated by highly flexible joints. The base of the neck has spines that project upwards and form a hump over the shoulders and they have anchoring muscles to hold the neck upright.
The Giraffe also has elongated legs, with the forelegs being on average 10% longer that that of the hind legs. They normally walk quiet slowly, but when pursued or scared they can run extremely fast. This high speed can not be maintained for long periods of times and they can not give a lengthily chase. When a lion hunts a Giraffe, it will try to knock it off its feet, but when the Giraffe is attacked in this manner it can become quite dangerous and will defend itself by kicking with tremendous force. A single well placed kick from an adult Giraffe can shatter a lions skull or brake its spine. Lions remain the only serous threat to Giraffe apart from humans.
a giraffe has a spotted coat with long, thin legs and a long neck for eating leaves from trees. they have a thin tail and the longest tongue of any animal.
No, giraffes do not eat other animals. Giraffes are herbivores and only eat plants, leaves, and twigs. The giraffes long necks let them find food other animals can't.
No, giraffes are herbivores, which means that they eat plant material such as the leaves of trees.
Almost all the same organs as a Human except they have one thing different, which is their esophagus. The Esophagus is much longer than the Humans!
Who is heart is bigger the giraffe or the blue whale?
the blue whale has a bigger heart it is 4 times the size as the elephants but many people forget that the whale is like 4 times the size as a elehant
What do wild giraffe and zoo giraffe have in common?
They both have hooves-mammals-need air to breath-birth young live-give milk to young
Does anything hunt the giraffe?
Any of the large predators will tackle a calf, lions are probably the only significant threat to an adult.
What animal is the opposite of a giraffe?
There is no postie of a koala. Nouns generally do not have opposites.
What body parts does a giraffe use to get its food?
The Giraffe is known for its very long and skinny legs.
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.
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 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 name of a giraffes nose?
no. zebras have snouts. a snout is a cross between a mouth and a nose joined together.
