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So giraffes are tall, giraffes are skinny, giraffes make me go hehe hinny!!!
Ok that was like the lamest poem ive ever written!!! but thats ok cus i like it and its cool. ya so ya.
Giraffe Facts:
- Giraffe camelopardalis, which means "the fast-walking camel-leopard."
- The word "giraffe" comes from the Arab word xirapha, which means
"the one that walks very fast".
- Giraffes are the tallest of all land animals.
- Giraffes live in Africa, but they are only found in certain parts
of the continent.
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Groups of giraffes are called herds, although they differ
from the herds of most other animals. A giraffe herd can consist of anywhere from 2 to 50 animals.
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One of the largest and strongest animals on earth is also
one of the most peaceful.
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Adult male giraffes are called bulls, adult females are cows,
and a younger giraffe of either sex is a calf.
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Adult male giraffes height range from 14' to as much
as 20', and weigh about 2800 pounds.
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An average female reaches 14 to 15 feet,
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Giraffes can live as long as 27 years., but thier average
life span is about 10 years.
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A giraffe's kick can kill a lion.
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Giraffe's eat almost continually, and drink very little.
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Giraffe's are plant eaters, or herbivores, their favorite
foods are the leaves of trees.
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They get much of the water they need from the moisture
rich meals.
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A large male can eat as much as 100 pounds of food a
day.
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Giraffes swallow their food without much chewing. Because
they have four stomachs, they prefer to regurgitate or ruminante small amounts of food and then chew it completely
before swalling it again.
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When a giraffe goes into a deep sleep - for about one minute
at a time - it curls its neck back and rests its head on its rump. Giraffes sleep no more than 5 to 30 minutes in a 24-hour
period.
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Giraffes from different parts of Africa have different coat patterns. scientists
agree that there is only one species of giraffe
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Here are some giraffey photos that I like:
Hehehehe!!! I like this thingy its soooooo funny!!!
Its a head. Of a giraffe. And its cool!!!
Its a giraffe. Nothing really special just a giraffe. Wait
its standing by a lamp post woah!!!
Hehe this is a really big picture of a really cool giraffe!!!
Its big!!!
Heres a cute little baby giraffe laying down his head.
Awwwww.
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