2. Giant Giraffes By Lauren McNaught

3. Do you know what giraffes eat?  The giraffe is a herbivore they like to eat leaves, leaf buds, fruit, grass, corn and other plants.  Their favorite food is thorny trees.  The giraffe spends most of its time chewing or nibbling on leaves.

4. Do you know what giraffes look like?  The giraffe is a mammal and they are the tallest animal in the world.  The female or cow is 14 or 15 feet tall. The male or bull is 17 or 18 feet tall.  The giraffe has brown patches on them.

5. Do you know how many different kinds of giraffes there are? Here are some.  The Angolan  The Nigerian  The Nubian  The Masia  The Southern  The Reticulated  The Thorneycroft’s or the Baringo the Rothschild

6. How long does a giraffe sleep?  The giraffe only needs 30 minutes a sleep a day.  They only sleep 5 to 10 minutes at a time though.

7. Have you ever seen a giraffes neck before?  The male giraffe uses his neck as a weapon.  There are records of broken jaws, necks or even death.  A necking war can last up to 30 minutes.

8. What is a giraffes behavior like?  It’s very hard for a giraffe to get up once it has been kneeled down on its knees.  The giraffe can gallop up to 35 miles per hour.  When the giraffe goes to eat they close their nose so they don’t get poked.

9. What does a giraffes’ habitat look like?  Giraffes live in parts of Asia, Europe and Africa.  The giraffe lives in places with not a lot of trees.  They also live in grassy and dry places too.

10. Bibliography  Kalman, Bobbie. Giraffes. New York City: Crabtree Publishing Company, 1997. Print. “Giraffes.” Wikipedia. Web. 16 April 2015.