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Giraffes!. The Long N eck A nimal! . By Dillan A. The scientific name for a Giraffe is a G iraff C ameloperdails Live up to 25 years There are many types of giraffes, such as a Somali Giraffe or West African Giraffe IT’S NOT ENDANGERED. I NTRODUCTION!. 19 feet tall 16 feet long
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Giraffes! The Long Neck Animal! By DillanA.
The scientific name for a Giraffe is a Giraff Cameloperdails • Live up to 25 years • There are many types of giraffes, such as a Somali Giraffe or West African Giraffe • IT’S NOT ENDANGERED INTRODUCTION!
19 feet tall • 16 feet long • Weigh up to 1,750 to 2,800 pounds • 15 inch tongue • Horns • Tail • Small head • Purple tongue • Really big nose PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE AFRICAN GIRAFFE
Long ears • Black feet called hooves • Long legs • Hair down their neck like a horse’s mane • Big eyes • tan with brown spots • Bark black hump on top of there head More about Giraffes and how they look
40 to 70 degrees • Ten inches of rain a year • Deciduous forest • Savannas dry open wood lands • Live near water holes and rivers • Active at night during cool weather • Rain in summer • Wood lands CLIMATE AND LANDFORMS
Grasslands/savannahs • Giraffes have been found in Africa, Europeand Asia • But, today they are only found in Africa HABITAT
What giraffes eat What eats giraffes Heyenas Tigers Cheetahs Wild dogs lions • Leafs from trees • Grass • plants PREY AND PREDATORS
When a giraffe sees a predators they run to fast then they need to • Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour • When giraffes see people they will kick them with theirhooves • Giraffes can bend down 20 feet to get their water BEHAVIOR
Neck to reach for food so they can reach leaves in high places • Legs to kick predators to keep them safe • Tongue to wrap around leaves to pull leaves off trees • Spots to blend into trees so they camouflage from predators PHYSICAL ADAPTATION
They can have a conversation from miles away so that they can warn each other of predators • They travel in large groups called herds to stay safe • They have large horns to fight with so that they can protect themselves. BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS
The giraffe babies are called calves • 15 months until a baby giraffe is born • There 16 feet when there born • There 150 pounds when they are born • There as big as a human when they are born BABIES
Neck bone to reach for food from trees • Leg bones to run fast away from predators • Hoof bones to kick people and predators • Middle bone(belly)to bend down to drink water PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS
The only animal that wants to eat a giraffe is a lion • Giraffes only sleep 2 hours a day • giraffe is the tallest animal in the world • A giraffe sleeps standing up GIRAFFE FUN FACTS!!!!!!