The Long Neck Animal!
By Dillan A.

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The scientific name for a
Giraffe is a Giraff
Cameloperdails
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Live up to 25 years
* There are many types of giraffes, such as a Somali
Giraffe or West African
Giraffe
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IT’S NOT ENDANGERED

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19 feet tall
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16 feet long
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Weigh up to 1,750 to 2,800 pounds
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15 inch tongue
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Horns
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Tail
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Small head
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Purple tongue
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Really big nose

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Long ears
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Black feet called hooves
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Long legs
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Hair down their neck like a horse’s mane
* Big eyes
* tan with brown spots
* Bark black hump on top of there head

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40 to 70 degrees
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Ten inches of rain a year
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Deciduous forest
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Savannas dry open wood lands
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Live near water holes and rivers
* Active at night during cool weather
* Rain in summer
* Wood lands

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Grasslands/savannahs
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Giraffes have been found in Africa,
Europe and Asia
* But, today they are only found in Africa

* Leafs from trees
* Grass
* plants
* Heyenas
* Tigers
* Cheetahs
* Wild dogs
* lions

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When a giraffe sees a predators they run to fast then they need to
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Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour
* When giraffes see people they will kick them with theirhooves
* Giraffes can bend down 20 feet to get their water

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Neck to reach for food so they can reach leaves in high places
* Legs to kick predators to keep them safe
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Tongue to wrap around leaves to pull leaves off trees
* Spots to blend into trees so they camouflage from predators

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They can have a conversation from miles away so that they can warn each other of predators
* They travel in large groups called herds to stay safe
* They have large horns to fight with so that they can protect themselves.

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The giraffe babies are called calves
* 15 months until a baby giraffe is born
* There 16 feet when there born
* There 150 pounds when they are born
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There as big as a human when they are born

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Neck bone to reach for food from trees
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Leg bones to run fast away from predators
* Hoof bones to kick people and predators
* Middle bone(belly)to bend down to drink water

The only animal that wants to eat a giraffe is a lion
Giraffes only sleep 2 hours a day giraffe is the tallest animal in the world
A giraffe sleeps standing up