Giraffes are the tallest animals of all. Giraffes live in Africa.Giraffes live in groups called herds.Giraffes eat leaves. Giraffes can run fast. A baby giraffe is called a calf.
There are about 9 different sub-species, or breeds, of giraffe. There are only small differences between them. When giraffes of two differnet sub-species breed, the young are called hybrids (mixed breeds). Of the nine sub-species of giraffe, only one, the Rothchild's, is endangered.
Giraffes have long legs and long necks. There are 7 bones in their necks, the same as in ours. Males can grow to nearly five and a half metres tall, and females to nearly five metres tall.
Giraffes have horns called ossicones. These are fur-covered bumps on their skulls, unlike the horns of other animals. Giraffe skin is blotched in patterns of browns and yellows. No two have the same pattern. The different sub-species have different coat patterns.
Habitat
Giraffes are found in parts of Africa.They live on the savannah, which is the African grassland, or in light woodland. They do not live in thick forests where it is difficult to see predators such as lions approaching.
Giraffes live in groups called herds, although the members of a herd come and go. They don't stay together all the time.
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