Giraffes+(MI8)

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 * 11.It is known to be that the giraffe is the tallest animal in the world**


 * 12.Giraffes have a** **prehensile tongue. That allows them to grab leaves

13.** **Giraffes are 6 feet tall when they are newborn.

14.All giraffes have different patterns.

15.Giraffes are vegetarians but they mainly feed on leaves.

16.Giraffes don't all have spots and there have been rare sights of albino giraffes.

17.Most giraffes sleep for a half an hour a day.

18.Giraffes have to spread their legs just to reach down to get a drink of water.

19.After they get pregnant they have to wait 15 months to have their baby.

20.When they have their baby it has to fall 6 ft. to the ground.

I got this information from [|www.findarticles.com]. 21.They are 3x taller and 10x heavier then a normal person.

22.A giraffes face can get really bumpy and they think that it is from fights.

23.Giraffes swing their necks to use as a club to defend themselves.

24.Some giraffes can die in fights but it doesn't happen a lot.

25.Giraffes live in Africa.

26.Giraffes can moo, roar, snort, whistle, scream, or growl.

27.Giraffes can gather in a heard that has a group of 50 giraffes.

28.The male is usually in a group of one.

29.They can gallop as fast as a horse.

30.They chew with their mouths open and then they burp.

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31.They can eat as much as 75 pounds a day**

32. They have four chambered stomachs and will regurgitate their food for more chewing

 * 34.They drink 10 gallons of water a day

35.Their horns are called** **Osicones**


 * 36.They have the longest tale of a land mammal and it can grow as long as 8 ft.

37.They like raw onions as a treat.

38.Their heart is 2 ft. long and can way up to 25 pounds.

39.Their heart beats up to 170 times a minute.

40.Their heart pumps 16 gallons a minute

I got this information from [|Wikipedia]**
 * 41. Tallest mammal on land.**


 * 42. Females are slightly shorter than males.**


 * 43. Females weigh less than males.**


 * 44. Related to dear and cattle.**


 * 45. Closet relative is the okapi.**


 * 46. Like large grasslands.**


 * 47. Species name is Camelopardalis.**


 * 48. Both male and female have horns.**


 * 49. Horns are cartilage.**


 * 50. Females have tufts of hair on their horns.**


 * 51. Males are bald on top of their horns.**


 * 52. Have 7 vertebrae in their neck.**


 * 53. Forelegs are longer than back legs.**


 * 54. Can run fast.**


 * 55. Lions try to knock them off there feet.**


 * 56. Are difficult and dangerous prey.**


 * 57. When they defend they kick with great force.**


 * 58. A single kick can shatter a lions skull or break there spine.**


 * 59. Lions are only serious prey.**


 * 60. A female hangs around with a dozen of females and maybe young males.**


 * I got this information from [|San Diego Zoo]**


 * 61. Can look into a second story window.**


 * 62. Their necks can way up to 600 pounds

63.Spend most days eating.

64. There favorite leaves are acacia tree leaves.

65. The leaves have thorns but giraffes still eat them.

66. There spit protects them if they swallow a thorn.

67. The acacia leaves have a lot of water for them.

68. When there lying down there in there most there in there most worst position.

69. They have 3 extra bumps but aren't.

70.Giraffes spots are for camouflage

71.All people thought that they were a died tree while lying down

72.They don't need to hide because they are so big.

73.A predator is a crocodile.

74.Have a small hump on its back.

75. When calves get older there mothers send there calve to the nursery.

76. Giraffes don't get hurt when they fall when they are first born

77.babies can start to eat leaves at the age of 4 months old.

78.Sometimes an older adult will watch the babies while the others go and eat.

79.Their patterns son their back are the ones like a leapord.

80.The population of Giraffes have decreased but they are not yet endangered.

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81.A giraffes leg is taller then any human.

82.The giraffes height helps him look out for any preditors.

83.They only need to take a drink of water every other several days.

84.When the females give birth they give it standing up.

85.They can live up to 25 years old

86.to capture them it takes a lot of team work

87.they can die if they over heat from running to much at a time

88.if they get to big of a blood rush the Giraffe can die

89.in some places the giraffes are wiped out

90.Being so tall can also be a disadvantage**

lighter. || It's life spand is up to 25 years. ||  || **Have 7 vertebrae in their neck.** ||   ||   ||   || **Being so tall can also be a disadvantage because every preditor can see it from far away.** || Friendly unless being attacked for a deadly perpise. || **They spend more then half of their day eating.** ||  ||   || Another is deer. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ===Physical characteristics=== || Life Cycle || Growth || Body Functions || Pregnancy & Birth || Location / Habitat || Adaption || Problems || Behavior || Diet || Predators / Prey || Family groups || Relatives ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Can weigh as much as 2000 pounds. ||~ Takes 2 hours after birth to learn how to run. || Can grow to be as tall as 16-18 ft. || When it gets up it must swing it's head 3 times. || Has to fall 6 ft. after birth. || There are many locations in Africa. || The spots help it blend in to it's sorroundings. || I tis sometimes a bad thing to be to tall because preditores can see it from far away. || They are mostly quiet. || Eats lots of leaves and many kinds. || One kick can kill a loin. || The family groupes are called heards. || One realitive is an Okapi. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * The female is usually 2 ft. shorter and is
 * ==They are one of the few ruminate to be born with horns== ||  ||   || **Forelegs are longer than back legs.** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **There favorite leaves are acacia tree leaves.** ||   ||   ||   || And the last one is cattle. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||