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- Giraffes do not have horns. They have skin covered bumps.
- Giraffes are ruminants.
- A giraffe's tounge is 18-inches long in length.
- A giraffe's neck only has 7 bones.
- A giraffe can weigh 1 to 2 tons.
- A giraffe's height can range from 14 to 20 feet tall.
- Giraffe's neck for chances to mate.
- A giraffe shows it's offection by rubbing it's neck agaisnt another giraffe.
- Giraffe's live in Etheopia, Kenya, and East Africa.
- Giraffes live in herds of 2 to 6.
- Females breed when they are 4 to 5 years old, and males when they are 8 or older.
- Giraffes are 200 pounds and 6 feet tall when they are born. The mother is pregnant for 15 months and gives birth standing
up.
- Giraffes babysit each other's calves.
- Giraffes can live 25-30 years in the wild.
- Giraffes eat leaves from acacia trees and mimosa bushes.
- Giraffes can go a long time without drinking, and spread their legs out when they drink.
- Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour.
- Giraffes are mainly hunted by humans and lions.
- Giraffes have a deadly kick.
- The Giraffe has only one relative: the okapi.
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