Top Ten Facts About Giraffes
I don't have to mention the basic fact that giraffes are the tallest living creatures on land. They are magnificent animals and lovely to watch. This list shows you few other amazing facts about these amazing creatures. Enjoy!The Top Ten
1 Giraffes have one of the shortest sleep requirements of any mammal. Their sleep time varies from 10 minutes to 2 hours.
2 Giraffes spend most of their times standing up. They even sleep and give birth standing up.
The giraffe is a tall African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant- hoofed herbivorous- on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies. Most recently, researchers ...read more.
The giraffe is a tall African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant- hoofed herbivorous- on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies. Most recently, researchers ...read more.
3 Males perform 'necking' which means that they hit necks which lasts only for minutes and seldom result in injury.
4 Giraffe's tongues are very long (about 45 centimeters)
5 Giraffes are peaceful animals and they rarely fight.
6 Giraffes are sociable animals
7 Two giraffes do not have the same spot pattern.
8 Giraffes are symbols of intuition and flexibility.
9 The name Giraffe Camelopardalis means ‘one who walks quickly, a camel marked like a leopard’.
10 Young ones hang out in nurseries until they are five months old while their mothers spend time foraging for them.
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