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Giraffes

Giraffes. Rebekah Davis Kaila VerDuft Sadie Nance. Appearance. Giraffe have spots on their fur. They have long necks to reach their food. Giraffes have really long legs. Babies. A baby giraffe is called a calf. Their mother takes care of them until they are three years old.

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Giraffes

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  1. Giraffes Rebekah Davis Kaila VerDuft Sadie Nance

  2. Appearance • Giraffe have spots on their fur. • They have long necks to reach their food. • Giraffes have really long legs.

  3. Babies • A baby giraffe is called a calf. • Their mother takes care of them until they are three years old. • The mother licks them so the babies can get clean.

  4. Habitat • Giraffes can live in the zoo and Africa. • Giraffes live in a large area that a home range. • Giraffes either live on their own.

  5. What they eat • Giraffes eat leaves when they are grownups. • The grownups reach really high in trees to get leaves. • When they are babies they eat grass.

  6. Movement • Giraffes can run up to 35 miles an hour for exercise. • Pacing is the way giraffes walk. • Giraffes gallop so they can move fast.

  7. Interesting Facts • They have hair on their horns. • They have seven bones in their necks. • It is one of the tallest animals in history. -

  8. Resources • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg/220px-Giraffe_Mikumi_National_Park.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe&h=278&w=220&sz=28&tbnid=NjlVKmT89QHz7M:&tbnh=95&tbnw=75&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgiraffe%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=giraffe&docid=uGEjdjuCQoLjFM&itg=1&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DmmRT9O6Lcn06AHP89ifBA&ved=0CFIQ9QEwBQ&dur=313 • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.giraffes.org/giraffe-01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.giraffes.org/giraffe-01.html&h=768&w=1024&sz=185&tbnid=VVzniR0SQ8jtDM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgiraffe%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=giraffe&docid=rBY8LnvpSyWh9M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=47miT6XuJIyG8QTkpfjPCA&ved=0CFMQ9QEwBg&dur=7078 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giraffe_koure_niger_2006.jpg

  9. Books used • The Giraffe World’s Tallest Animal by Joy Paige • The Giraffe by Christine and Michel Denis-Huot • Giraffes by Sally Morgan • Giraffe by Peter Anderson • Giraffe by Caroline Arnold

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