Giraffes By Samara
Description • • • • • • • •
Baby giraffes are six feet 2 meters tall Between 1,500 and 4,200 pounds 2 small horns Mammals 19 feet tall Tassel 3 feet long Very long neck 19 feet tall
food • leaves, plants, water, bark, twigs and fruit • Eat 75 pounds 34 kg of vegetarian every day
Habitat/shelter • Wooded savanna • People take over wooded savanna • Africa
Fun facts • • • •
Tallest mammals Tongue is 18 inches 45 centimeters long Own pattern of spots Male giraffes are called bulls female are called cows • Giraffes front legs are bigger than their back legs • Related to antelopes and deer
Fun facts • Mothers give birth standing up • Giraffes swallow food slow