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Once there, their calves receive a rough welcome into the world, falling over five feet to the ground. Fortunately, baby giraffes can stand up and even run within a hour of being born.

Giraffes' tongues can be up to 20 inches long and are darkly colored, which is thought to help protect them during frequent sun-exposure. Giraffes usually stay upright while sleeping and if they do settle into a vulnerable position on the ground, it's just for a quick six-minute nap.

Giraffes have hair-covered horns called ossicones—but only males use them for fighting each other. Giraffes require over 75 pounds of food a day—and with a diet of leaves, this means they spend most of their time eating. The giraffe's scientific name, Giraffa camelopardalis , comes from the ancient Greeks' belief that it looked like a camel wearing a leopard's coat.

Despite their characteristic long necks, giraffes actually have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans—just seven. Common Name: Giraffe. Scientific Name: Giraffa camelopardalis. Type: Mammals. Diet: Herbivore. Size: 14 to 19 feet. Weight: 1, to 2, pounds. Size relative to a 6-ft man:. Least Concern Extinct. Current Population Trend: Decreasing.

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Animals Wild Cities Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London. These long legs allow giraffes to run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances and cruise comfortably at 10 miles an hour over longer distances. Giraffes have the highest resting blood pressure amongst mammals, just to maintain adequate blood circulation to the head. Drinking: One of the most vulnerable times for a giraffe is when it needs to drink and so they have developed the ability to gain most of their water content from the leaves that they eat.

These animals however do have to drink every now and again, which with such a long neck can provide obstacles. This network of vessels near the brain gently expands to accommodate the increased local blood pressure.

Valves in the jugular veins also prevent returning blood from flowing backward while the head is lowered. All of this is controlled by a complex series of mechanisms that constantly monitor the pressure in the blood vessels and make whatever adjustments are needed to ensure that the proper pressure is maintained in all situations. This means that even if the giraffe lifts its head up quickly mid-drink, proper blood supply is maintained to the brain.

Species: Scientists have for a long time held the belief that there was only one species of giraffe, split into about nine subspecies. New research, just released however suggests that four groups of giraffes have not cross-bred and exchanged genetic material for millions of years. This suggests that each species is adapted for a specific environment or diet — a question that is the subject researchers are now turning to.

Now that we know that these animals cannot just be lumped into one species group, this may change how we view the vulnerability of their numbers and proves how much there is still to learn about this iconic species of the African bushveld. Filed under Wildlife. Amy worked at Londolozi from to , guiding full time before moving into the media department, where her photographic and story-telling skills shone through.

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Kyle Gordon Nov 8, 2 You must be logged in to post a comment. Most interesting, Amy. Thanks a million. You really stuck your neck out on this blog. You are the height of intelligence. Amy, this is the most informative article about giraffes I have ever read. I have to agree with you that watching these magnificently different creatures automatically clears out our minds and allows us to stay present with unbelievable beauty.

Amy, thank you for a very interesting, informative write-up. Great facts Amy! Love your bogs. I feel a kinship with these long-legged lovelies though I am not as graceful.. What an absolutely gorgeous collection of photographs! I particularly love that first video of two young males necking. I actually wrote a similar blog post incorporating all the fun facts that I learnt about giraffes whilst on my trip around Botswana over December.

Please feel free to check it out! I have to say — the fact that the collective term for group of giraffes is termed a tower when stationary, but a journey when on the move, has to be one of my favourite parts of the English language!

I actually wrote a fun blog post about giraffes, based on my findings from my recent trip to Botswana in December. Nice article about the giraffe. How accurate is the part about lions being decapitated? I can find any references to that.

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