Giraffe

Giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis, are wonderful and tall animals. They live south of the sahara desert, in the savanna. They have distinctive spots, like our fingerprints, that allows other giraffes to recognize them. Giraffes need 8-50 square miles to roam in the grassy region. Male and female giraffes are different in many ways. For example, female giraffes have hair on their ossicones, or horns. Males do not have hair on their horns because they swing their horns at other giraffes during…

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…

that there are six separate giraffe species each considered to be an evolutionary significant unit. The biological species definition states that a species is a member of a population that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring and in doing so are reproductively isolated. Of the six listed giraffe species (Giraffa peralta, Giraffa rothschildi,Giraffa reticulata, Girraffa tippelskirchi, Giraffa giraffa, Giraffa angolensis) and the 381 giraffes tested only three giraffes were found to be…

Lynnzee, the giraffe is an interesting animal. I found that their tongue is an amazing 18 inches’ long. Could you imagine having a tongue that long; oh the things we could do with it! I thought your fact about necking was interesting so I decided to look it up. What I found was a video of two males necking and it looked extremely painful. Here is a link to the video if you would like to see it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60SZ7Hk0wdQ. I could only imagine the injuries they would get…

communication. When a giraffes feels threatened it will bellow, grunt, or snort. They will moo in distress. Cows will also bellow for lost calves and calves will bleat. Courting bulls will make a raucous cough. Giraffes are not very territorial but bulls do fight. Bull will first rumb necks together to show dominance and if this doesn’t prove the most strength they will start butting heads using their short horns on the top of their heads. When they rumb necks togther to show domince it is…

put my life in danger but only for the one I truly love. You'd be surprised by what a strong bond and connection a couple of giraffes can have, in fact still to this day, I have a difficult time believing it. There bulging, immense eyes preparing to explode. My soft, velvety fur laring on my trembling body as i stared towards the lingering, mellow, towering necked giraffe, hanging from the…

challenges life brings often leaves us questioning ourselves, however, these challenges not only help us better understand ourselves but also the life we live. The short story The Giraffe written by Mauro Senesi motivates me, shows me to stay confident and has taught me to step out of my comfort zone in my everyday life. In The Giraffe, Ronaldino is determined and does not give up on his goal, which gave me motivation for my everyday life. “there wasn’t a house or a stall high enough for it and…

Rough Draft Introduction: Have you ever wondered what kind of thing you would like for Christmas, but you know your parents will never get you it? Well I have and I wanted a giraffe for Christmas. For Christmas a great present would be a Giraffe. My parents would say that they have no money and I would say that they would get their taxes in about two months. My evidence would be that they get their taxes every year in January. They usually always get about more than a thousand dollars. There is…

The polar giraffe lives in an extreme cold type of environment i.e. tundra. It is among the coldest and the driest biome. It receives less than 10 inches of rain. The temperature in winter is -50°F (-45.5°C). While, the summer temperature is above 50°F (10°C) Biotic Features •Plants have very low growth •Dispersal of seed takes place by the wind •Some animals migrate to places that are warmer •Legumes have a symbiotic bacteria in their roots to fix nitrogen to the soil Abiotic…

The air was crisp; dew dripped off of the freshly mowed lawn. A slight breeze swung me softly side to side. There I was, on the ragged concrete steps, leaning morosely aside the brick pillar. It was a beautiful day, but the atmosphere surrounding me was miserable. Impatiently tapping my foot, I looked up and down the street to see if my friends were near. As I turned my head right, a single tear fell from my face making an imperfect circle between my dirt-coated Converse; I saw them just as they…