Giraffe

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Giraffe

• By Mark De Anda

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What It Looks Like

• Giraffes are14 to 18 feet tall.
• They weighs1,750 to 2,800 pounds.
• They have long tails and long eyelashes.
• Their upper lip acts like a finger.
• Their tongue is 18 inches long.
• They are tan with irregular dark brown spots.

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What It Eats

• They eat shoots, leaves, and fruits.
• They also eat the Sausage Tree seedpods.
• Their favorite food is the Acacia tree.
• They like the Whistling Thorn Acacia.

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Where It Lives

• They live in Africa and south of the Sahara.
• They live in national parks and game preserves.
• They also live in northeastern Kenya.

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Behaviors

• The giraffe can reach food high up in the trees.
• To drink giraffes must splay their leg or kneel.
• Giraffes spots are like fingerprints. Each is
  unique pattern.
• There is only one calf born at a time.

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Other Interesting Facts

• Lions and the only animals that will attack an
  adult giraffe.
• Giraffes can go a long time without drinking
  water.
• Giraffes are water efficient because the do not
  sweat or pant.

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