Giraffe Research Paper

i believe that giraffes are a great part of the ecosystem.

A giraffe’s habitat is in africa, usually they roam around in tall grasses and open planes. They can also survive in woodlands, giraffes will move to anywhere they can find food. Their home range is between 8 and 50 square miles, their natural habitat seems to be shrinking due to humans building roads. Their habitat is getting smaller and smaller leading them to going back to the same feeding areas before it has really had a chance for adequate food sources to grow again. Giraffes seem to roam around in hot areas and wide open spaces to allow them see for a great distance. The giraffe’s habitat needs to be one that allows them to move around freely.
A giraffe mainly likes to eat leaves off of the trees. Herbs, climbers and vines are also eaten, fruits and flowers are prefered when in season . Giraffes often feed on deciduous trees, shrubs and vines during the wet season, and on evergreen species, near streams and rivers, during the dry season. A giraffe’s primarily predator is a lion but they are also preyed by Leopards and Hyenas. …show more content…
When a lion attacks the giraffe it is also dangerous for the lion; when a giraffe is being attacked it kicks its forelegs and hind legs and poses a serious threat to a lion. Adult giraffes have severely injured and even killed lions with well-placed kicks. A Hyena and Leopard usually just go for the baby giraffes, they are easier to attack. When a giraffe is first born they usually rest by laying down and that’s why they’re so easy to prey. When the giraffe is already dead and getting eaten it is +/0, the lion gets its food and well the giraffe is dead. A giraffe’s primarily consumers are Lions, Leopards and Hyenas. Leopards and hyenas