The Long Neck Animal! By Dillan A.

* The scientific name for a Giraffe is a Giraff Cameloperdails * Live up to 25 years * There are many types of giraffes, such as a Somali Giraffe or West African Giraffe * IT’S NOT ENDANGERED

* 19 feet tall * 16 feet long * Weigh up to 1,750 to 2,800 pounds * 15 inch tongue * Horns * Tail * Small head * Purple tongue * Really big nose

* Long ears * Black feet called hooves * Long legs * Hair down their neck like a horse’s mane * Big eyes * tan with brown spots * Bark black hump on top of there head

* 40 to 70 degrees * Ten inches of rain a year * Deciduous forest * Savannas dry open wood lands * Live near water holes and rivers * Active at night during cool weather * Rain in summer * Wood lands

* Grasslands/savannahs * Giraffes have been found in Africa, Europe and Asia * But, today they are only found in Africa

* Leafs from trees * Grass * plants * Heyenas * Tigers * Cheetahs * Wild dogs * lions

* When a giraffe sees a predators they run to fast then they need to * Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour * When giraffes see people they will kick them with theirhooves * Giraffes can bend down 20 feet to get their water

* Neck to reach for food so they can reach leaves in high places * Legs to kick predators to keep them safe * Tongue to wrap around leaves to pull leaves off trees * Spots to blend into trees so they camouflage from predators

* 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 safe * They have large horns to fight with so that they can protect themselves.

* The giraffe babies are called calves * 15 months until a baby giraffe is born * There 16 feet when there born * There 150 pounds when they are born * There as big as a human when they are born

* Neck bone to reach for food from trees * Leg bones to run fast away from predators * Hoof bones to kick people and predators * Middle bone(belly)to bend down to drink water

The only animal that wants to eat a giraffe is a lion Giraffes only sleep 2 hours a day giraffe is the tallest animal in the world A giraffe sleeps standing up