GIRAFFES
Longest necked animal
By: NH
INTRODUCTION
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Scientific name for a
giraffe is giraff
camelopardalis
Common name is
giraffe
A giraffe is a herbivore
Giraffes have a very
long neck to help them
get their food off of the
trees
WHAT A GIRAFFE LOOKS LIKE
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Brown dots and white stripes
surrounding the brown dots
Skin – colored horns
Long purple tongue
Long legs with split between hooved
feet
White lower legs
Long tail with long tufted end
Very long neck-about six feet
Large pointed ears that flop down on
the side of the head
Tail can be six feet long
Males weigh 2,600 pounds and female
weigh 1,500 pounds
Males are 4.3 16 feet and females are
14 to 16 feet tall
LIFE SPAN
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Giraffes can live for 25 years
and so can their babies
Giraffes live in deserts and
the temperature in a desert
is 120 degrees and can go
down to 45 degrees
Deserts have lots of sand
and has very little rain each
year so it is hard for a giraffe
to survive
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WHAT GIRAFFES EAT
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Leaves
Seedpods
Flowers
Fruit
Grass
Thorns
WHAT KINDS OF ANIMALS EAT GIRAFFES?
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Lions
Tigers
Cheetahs
Hyenas
Wild dogs
HABITAT
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A giraffe lives in deserts all over the world
Deserts can go up to 120 degrees and
can go down to 45 degrees
Giraffes live in grasslands
Giraffes live in forests
CLIMATE
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The temperature in a desert is 120 degrees
A deserts temperature can also go down to 45
degrees
BEHAVIOR
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When a giraffes sees a predator it starts to run
very fast
Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour
When a giraffe sees a person come close up to
it a giraffe will kick them in the face with its
hooves
BABIES
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Mate each year
Fifteen months after
mating a female
gives birth to one
calf
After the baby drops
to the ground, the
mother licks it clean
Then the baby will try
to stand up and drink
its mothers milk
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS
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Seven neck bones inside it’s neck
Very long neck to help it look out for it’s predator s and to help
it get it’s food
Very long legs to help it run very fast away from it’s predators
PHYSICAL ADAPTATION S
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BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS
FUN FACTS
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When it has to get water they have to bend their neck
20 feet down into the water
A giraffe has a very long purple tongue
Very long neck to help it get water
Little nose to help not get any sticks inside
Naps only 2 hours a day
Lives in herds witch means group together
The only animal that would eat a giraffe is a lion