Giraffe

Giraffe

Giraffes have as their main characteristic that they are the tallest mammals in the world, thanks to their giant neck and long knees.

Only one knee is much longer than most humans (the leg is about 1.8 m). These long legs also make it easy for you to run over short distances at a speed of 56 km / h., And over long distances, you can ride comfortably at about 16 km / h.

Giraffes take advantage of their height to reach the highest trees and leaves, a privilege that very few animals can get. Acacias are one of his favorite leaves. But not only the legs and neck are long in giraffes. His tongue is not far behind. It measures about 50-55 centimeters, and helps them pluck the best bites.
The main activity of giraffes is to eat, and like cows, they also regurgitate food. They have to eat many kilos of food a week, so they must make large migrations in order to find the food they need.

But not everything was going to be advantages. Height can also be a disadvantage. When it comes to drinking in a well or a pond, they have to lower their huge neck, so that they are exposed to predators such as the jaguar.

But giraffes only drink every few days, since most of the water they need is obtained from the leaves they eat.

Each giraffe is unique in the world, they have their own spot pattern, which helps researchers to identify them both in the wild and in captivity. These spots vary in size, shape and even color. The males have them darker and have no hair on the top of their horns.
It is often believed that giraffes are among the quietest animals in the world. They make some basic sounds, but not very often. It is believed that most of his communication takes place in tones so low that humans cannot hear.

Giraffe females give birth on foot, and the young fall to a height of 1.5 meters as soon as they are born. At half an hour they can stand up, and at 10 o'clock they can run with their mother.

Giraffes can live in their natural environment for about 20 to 25 years with the right conditions. They sleep for a short time, about 2 hours a day in periods of about 10 minutes. They almost always do it in an upright position, with the exception of the weak and the youngest.