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Wild versus zoo. GIRAFFES IN THE WILD. EATING HABITS: Eat off high leguminous plants on their own, when they are hungry. They are independent and do not rely on humans to feed them. They eat on their own accord and provide for themselves. PREDATORS OF GIRAFFES:
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GIRAFFES IN THE WILD EATING HABITS: Eat off high leguminous plants on their own, when they are hungry. They are independent and do not rely on humans to feed them. They eat on their own accord and provide for themselves. PREDATORS OF GIRAFFES: Lions, spotted hyenas, leopards and Nile crocodiles will prey on young calves. However only the Lion will take on the Giraffe as Giraffes are known to be dangerous prey because of their it
GIRAFFES IN THE ZOO EATING HABITS: ARE FED PLANTS AT A CERTAIN TIME OF THE DAY BY THEIR ‘KEEPER’. THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON HUMANS TO FEED THEM. TWIGS AND LEAVES, SHOOTS OF PLANTS. PREDATORS OF GIRAFFES: GIRAFFES ARE NOT THREATENDED BY PREDATORS IN THEIR ZOO. THEY ARE SAFE KEEPED AND ARE NOT AT THE RISK OF BEING PREYED UPON.
THE GIRAFFE IN THE FOOD CHAIN IN THE WILD SECONDARY CONSUMERS PREY ON GIRAFFES WHEN THEY ARE CALVES, HOWEVER ONLY LIONS ATTEMPT TO PREY ON THEM ONCE FULL GROWN GIRAFFEES EAT THE PRODUCERS SHOOTS FROM TREES, LEAVES, TWIGS