Giraffes

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.

In captivity a giraffe lives for about 28 years.

In the wild a giraffe lives for about 25 years.

The giraffe's neck has seven bones in their neck, just like humans.
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giraffes eats treetop acacia buds and also plants..

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.

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.

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.

No but they make a noise that sounds like barking

== == 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.

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.

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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because they have ears to hear, and horns to taste.

A giraffes neck normally measures around 2.4 metres in length, that's nearly 8 feet long. and lanky

No, Giraffes are typically yellow/orange/brown like colors with dark spots.

You're probably talking about an Okapi, a giraffe/zebra hybrid. Those are typically red/brown creatures with white stripes around the legs and neck areas. They basically look like discolored horses.

A giraffe could totally choke on its food if the head was on the ground. This is not a natural feeding position.

A giraffe is most vulnerable when it is drinking water. Therefore it has adapted to be able to go without water for long periods of time. Its tongue and lips are black, to prevent sunburn when they're eating.

Yes giraffes are capable of drowning. I know that they are tall but if one fell over in deep water it could drown just like any other air breathing animal.

A wild giraffe's average lifespan is 20-25 years, whereas, in captivity, they can live as long as 28 years.
The giraffe has a 25 year lifespan in wild. They live so long because of their height. The giraffe is the world's tallest mammal.

The Gazelle 'subguttarosa' or standard north African Gazelle is the largest, with adult males weighing about 150 pounds.

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