There are 9 subspecies of giraffe. Giraffes live in Africa in arid and dry-savanna areas where trees occur. They live in loose herds with no specific leaders. Their height makes it easy for them to spot predators from a distance, so if one signals danger, they all run.
Adult males weigh 2420 to 4250 pounds, females 1540 to 2600 pounds. Males are 9 to 11 feet at the shoulder and 18 to 19 feet at the top of their horns. Females are about 2 feet shorter.
When giraffes walk they move both right legs forward, then both left. When running, however, the back legs come forward on the outside of the front legs
Giraffes were once thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard, which resulted in their scientific name of Giraffa camelopardalis
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ReplyDeleteThere are 9 subspecies of giraffe. Giraffes live in Africa in arid and dry-savanna areas where trees occur. They live in loose herds with no specific leaders. Their height makes it easy for them to spot predators from a distance, so if one signals danger, they all run.
ReplyDeleteAdult males weigh 2420 to 4250 pounds, females 1540 to 2600 pounds. Males are 9 to 11 feet at the shoulder and 18 to 19 feet at the top of their horns. Females are about 2 feet shorter.
When giraffes walk they move both right legs forward, then both left. When running, however, the back legs come forward on the outside of the front legs
Giraffes were once thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard, which resulted in their scientific name of Giraffa camelopardalis