Monday, August 9, 2010

Giraffe



The giraffe is the tallest of all the land-living animal species. It is a mammal also called African even-toed unguate mammal. The scientific name of giraffe is Camelopard, that refers to the irregular patches of color on a background

The average weight of the adult male giraffe is 1200 kilograms and of the female is about 830 kilograms. Its height is approximately 4.3 meters to 5.2 meters, though some male can grow up to 6 meters

Giraffe generally having habitat in savannas, grasslands, open woodlands. Even when there is scarcity of food they themselves can migrate to denser vegetation. They can only eat green leaves. They can drink large amount of water and store it for a long period of time. So they can able to live for long periods in a dry, arid areas

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