The giraffe
The giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world, about 5 metres tall ! only the neck is 1,5 metre long. the giraffe weights 1,900 kgs !
It lives in Africa in grasslands and in savanna areas
Each giraffe has a different pattern.
This is the giraffe footprint
It has got two small horns, and two small ears.
It has got a long tongue. It is colour ... blue !
It eats leaves from tall trees and fruit. It eats 20-30 kgs a day.
It can drink 56 litres of water per minute but it has got a problem because it is very tall and has got a long neck.
The giraffe sleeps about 30 minutes.
It uses the neck to fight.
It can run 56 km. per hour.
Mammy giraffe has a baby after 15 months.
The giraffe lives 25 years.
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