N eck A nimal Giraffes By Dillan A I NTRODUCTION The scientific name for a Giraffe is a G iraff C ameloperdails Live up to 25 years There are many types of giraffes such as a Somali Giraffe or West African Giraffe ID: 576725
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The Long Neck Animal!
Giraffes!
By
Dillan
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INTRODUCTION!The scientific name for a Giraffe is a Giraff
CameloperdailsLive up to 25 yearsThere are many types of giraffes, such as a Somali Giraffe or West African GiraffeIT’S NOT ENDANGEREDSlide3
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE AFRICAN GIRAFFE
19 feet tall16 feet longWeigh up to 1,750 to 2,800 pounds15 inch tongueHornsTailSmall head
Purple tongueReally big noseSlide4
More about Giraffes and how they look
Long earsBlack feet called hooves Long legsHair down their neck like a horse’s maneBig eyes tan with brown spots
Bark black hump on top of there headSlide5
CLIMATE AND LANDFORMS40 to 70 degrees Ten inches of rain a year
Deciduous forestSavannas dry open wood landsLive near water holes and riversActive at night during cool weatherRain in summerWood landsSlide6
HABITAT Grasslands/savannahsGiraffes have been found in Africa, Europe
and AsiaBut, today they are only found in AfricaSlide7
What giraffes eatLeafs from treesGrassplants
What eats giraffes
HeyenasTigersCheetahsWild dogslions
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REY AND PREDATORSSlide8
BEHAVIORWhen a giraffe sees a predators they run to fast then they need toGiraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour
When giraffes see people they will kick them with theirhoovesGiraffes can bend down 20 feet to get their waterSlide9
PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONNeck to reach for food so they can reach leaves in high places
Legs to kick predators to keep them safeTongue to wrap around leaves to pull leaves off
treesSpots to blend into trees so they camouflage from predatorsSlide10
BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS 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 safeThey have large horns to fight with so that they can protect themselves.Slide11
BABIESThe giraffe babies are called calves15 months
until a baby giraffe is bornThere 16 feet when there bornThere 150 pounds when they are bornThere as big as a human when they are bornSlide12
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONSNeck bone to reach for food from trees Leg bones to run fast away from predators
Hoof bones to kick people and predatorsMiddle bone(belly)to bend down to drink water Slide13
GIRAFFE FUN FACTS!!!!!!The only animal that wants to eat a giraffe is a lion
Giraffes only sleep 2 hours a daygiraffe is the tallest animal in the worldA giraffe sleeps standing up