Giraffe

Amazing facts about the giraffe You probably think you are tall but until you realize that a baby giraffe may probably be taller than you, then you realize how short you are. The giraffe is the tallest terrestrial mammal in the world, a true beauty amongst the animals that roam the savannahs of Africa. The average height of a giraffe is between 4.3 metres to 5.8 metres with the adult female weighing about 800 kilograms and the male weighing 1,250 kilograms. This beautiful animal was first…

only one species of giraffe existed. Due to recent studies about the genetic makeup of giraffes across the wild in Africa, four different types giraffe have been discovered. Scientists from Senckenberg and the Giraffe Conservation Foundation are to thank for the discovery that leads to an optimistic view on the endangered species' chance of survival. This article is going to cover the recent evolution of information about giraffes and what the new information could mean. Giraffes are one of…

The Giraffe is a large mammal that lives all around africa. They are known for their very long neck and scattered patches of darker hair. They are light brown with large patches of dark colored hair. Giraffes have many natural predators like lions, and other predators. They eat acacia leaves that they can reach with their 6 foot neck. With the 6 foot neck included male Giraffes can't get up to 20 feet tall! Females can get to 15 feet tall. Their lifespan is 25 years in the wild. They are also…

vast throughout his home, the sudden appearance of a mysterious figure startled the two. The new giraffe was weirdly large, and seemed quite frightening to the giraffes. His face was hidden and all you could see where his spots, but when he began speaking his voice roared like a lion. All of the sudden the ground shook, everything was shaking furiously; then it all went to the gutter, the weird giraffe began charging at He and Basim. They had not…

The Difference Between the Nine Sub-Species of Giraffe The Giraffe is the tallest species of land mammal in the world, a bull giraffe can grow to be over 17 ft. in height and can weigh over 3,000 lb. Giraffes are herbivorous even toed ungulates, giraffes are one of the last two living species of the Giraffidae Family, and are most closely related to the Okapi. A Giraffe’s body is unusual in comparison to most ungulates, its body sloping down from the shoulders to the rump. However, all four legs…

There are 471 giraffes in the U.S. but only 95 zoos that have giraffes. There are not enough zoos for so many giraffes. I think that we should either construct bigger cages, more zoos, giraffe sanctuaries, or send some giraffes back to the savanna in Africa. Did you know that giraffes live for about 25-30 years? Giraffes are big animals and need space. Having too many giraffes in a small enclosed space is harmful to their development. The possibility for the animals to roam over miles of…

At 18 feet tall, giraffes are the world’s tallest land mammals. Giraffes weigh between 1,750 and 2,800 pounds. They inhabit the forests and open plains of the African savannah. Giraffes are herbivores and they have only three natural predators which are: humans, lions and crocodiles. They can live to be as old as twenty-five years old, the oldest giraffe on record was forty years of age when she was euthanized due to health issues. Today there are around 80,000 giraffes living and they are…

The article I read for this critical response was the one that talked about Marius the Giraffe. As the article explains Marius was put to sleep because his genes were already represented in the giraffe population and such fourth. The opening line of the article spoke about how Marius was a “healthy juvenile giraffe” to me that sounded like the exact opposite reason to euthanatize him. In today’s world the euthanatizing of animals happens everyday. In most cases it happens because the animal is…

Giraffe Herds Female giraffes associate in groups of a dozen or so members, occasionally including a few younger males. Male giraffes tend to live in bachelor herds, with older males often leading solitary lives. A individual giraffe can join or leave the herd at any time and for no particular reason. Because giraffes are so widely scattered, it may seem that they do not keep in contact with each other, however, this is not true. A giraffes keen eyesight means they can keep an eye on their…

Tradition Our daily lives follow a traditional pattern. When given an option that leads toward change, people will choose the one that does not lead to change, they don’t want to break their traditional life pattern. Mauro Senesi, author of “The Giraffe” approaches this theme of change differently than Shirley Jackson, author of “The Lottery”. However, while reading these stories it became clear that both infer that these choices stem from the fear of consequences that comes with change. Along…