Gerenuk
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Their name means giraffe-neck in Somali They can weigh up to 128 pounds They can grow up to 5 feet tall They use various noises to communicate with each other
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Gerenuk
These antelopes have a very bizarre physical trait, and that’s their abnormally large neck. Along with having a large neck they also have an abnormally small head with big eyes and large ears. While resembling a giraffe with their neck, they actually aren’t related to them at all. Like most hoofed mammals they are herbivores which means they will graze on plants, shrubs, and leaves. While eating leaves they will stand up on two legs so they can reach higher branches.
