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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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Why giraffe has a long neck and spotted skin?
A giraffe has a long neck to reach the foliage on trees that is its staple diet.
The spotted skin serves as camouflage.
What is being done to help giraffes?
many people and agencies are involved in protecting the giraffe and its natural habitat. giraffes eat tops of bushes and trees due to their long neck. they can also run fast if needed, e.g. when escaping a lion. giraffes are also found in zoos where an elevated platform is used by zoo personnel to feed them due to their long neck. some zoo personnel find them to be mildly problematic, possibly because of their great hight. while we can only speculate on what wild animals think about, giraffes are known to have certain unspecified "issues". many books are available about giraffes, including "The giraffe, a partner in our wild lands" by Horseman Diaz. i highly recommend this book.
What kind of giraffe is the most endangered?
Giraffa cameleopardis peralta is the most endangered giraffe subspecies. It is commonly called the NIgeria giraffe. There are fewer than 220 in the wild, and there do not seem to be any in captivity.
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.
The pronghorn, errantly referred to as the pronghorn antelope.
Also, the members of the giraffidae family have prongs, sometimes referred to as ossicones.
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What does the white line on an interstate mean?
You can cross it but only in an emergency.
Or... don't cross it or you'll fall off.
Giraffes are not technically bisexual. Rather, male giraffes will sometimes engage in snuggling or other mating behavior with other males, but all of them eventually go on to mate with female giraffes.
What does a giraffe's mating call sound like?
"harder, long neck." "put that carrot in the vegetale soup."
Crystal symbolizes purity, innocence and virginity. During Renaissance period, Italian artists such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo put crystal right beside the figure of a woman to signify their virginity.
How many babies can a giraffe have in a lifetime?
The average gestation period for a giraffe is around 15 months. They can have up to 10 babies in their lifetime.
giraffes normally have 1 to 2 babies in a life time, they only get pregnant once and very rarely ever give birth to twins.
