Giraffe facts evolution habitat Physical characteristics Behavior and breeding

 Possessing a long neck and beautiful complexion, this animal is found in Africa. They are the tallest animals found on land. A species of giraffe according to IUCN Giraffa camelopardalis And there are 9 subtypes The Giraffe Conservation Foundation divides it into four species and seven sub-species.

                                     

  Physical characteristics:

 Females can grow up to 14 feet while males can grow up to 18 feet, while their calves, called calves or calves, are six feet tall at birth, adding one inch to their height every day in the first week of life. ۔  Like their bodies, their legs are quite long and can grow up to six feet. The neck is up to six feet in size which helps them to eat leaves from tall trees. The neck is also used during combat. The tongue is a combination of purple and black and can range in size from 18 to 20 inches.  The giraffe's heart is very strong its total size is up to 2 feet and its blood pressure is twice as high as that of humans.
The tail is also quite long with a tuft of hair at the end which is used to repel flies.
The original colour of the giraffe is white. All over the body, except for the lower parts of the legs, there are brown or reddish marks. These marks are different on the body of each giraffe-like human fingerprint.
The giraffe has two tiny horns on its head called ossicones, which are slightly different from the horns of goats, etc., and have fur and hair on them, like the rest of the giraffe's body, in both males and females. are found.

 Behaviour

 They sleep only five to thirty minutes a day. Sleep for a minute or two at short intervals throughout the day. They even can sleep while standing.
 Giraffes like to live in flocks. There are usually two types of clusters. In one type of herd, there are their offspring and females while the males form their own group. Most males also like to be alone.

 Food:

 The giraffe is a complete herbivore and spends 16 to 20 hours a day eating. In a year, more than 60 species of plants become its food. In addition, 70% of the water they get from their diet is why giraffes drink very little water. To drink water they have to bend their long legs and this is the time when they easily fall prey, they can survive for three weeks without drinking water. Their favourite food includes acacia leaves. Are
 Like all other animals, they have four cells in their stomach.

 Breeding:

 There is no specific season or time for mating of males and females. The gestation period is fifteen months and the female gives birth to only one child at a time. She keeps the baby out of the herd for fifteen to twenty days after birth. The child then joins a special group called the creches, in which he learns how to live within his group.
 The baby is breastfed for one year after birth.

 Giraffe hunters:

 Their hunters include tigers, lions, leopards, rhinoceroses and humans. Humans hunt them for their meat, their fur and their tails, which are used in jewellery and are considered a symbol of the emirate in some tribes. Shoes are also made from
 Giraffes are between 20 and 25 years old and can live up to 28 years at most.