Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) or even a giraffe are hoofed mammals endemic to Africa and is the highest animal species that live on land. Male giraffes can reach a height of 4.8 to 5.5 meters and weighs 1360 pounds that can be achieved. Giraffe females are usually slightly shorter and lighter.
Giraffes are related to deer and cattle, but from different tribes, namely Giraffidae, which includes himself and his next of kin giraffe, okapi. Natural habitat surrounding the area of Chad to South Africa
Camelopardalis species name derives from the name in Latin, because it is considered as a hybrid camel (camel) and leopard (leopard). Camelopardalis name used by Pliny wrote a senior in the encyclopedia. The name is also used as the name of one of the constellations. The name "giraffe" itself was borrowed from the animal's name in Arabic (الزرافة, giraffe).
Giraffes are the tallest animals on this planet, can reach 5.5 meters high with a weight of 1360 kg or about 20 times heavier than an adult man, wow!
Just so you know giraffes tongue of about 53 cm in length, and the giraffe can run about 55 km / h time in attacking the enemy. Giraffes sleep about 1.9 hours per day. Berkomonikasi giraffe with the issuance of sound variations.
Giraffe's long neck has seven bones equal in number to the neck bones of humans. A long neck serves to pick up leaves on the trees are high and also as a form of self defense.
With up to 5.5 meters height, the giraffe can see clearly the area of grassland where kumpulannya located. If there is an enemy like a lion giraffe can see it and he will put a mark on kumpulannya.
There are nine subspecies of giraffe discriminate based on color and pattern variations, but the difference was very small.
Habitat life giraffe
Safanah giraffes live in the desert in Africa, they do not like living in a dense forest as difficult to see enemies.
Giraffes live together in one flock, even though the herd come and go after another as to form another herd-herd.
Food giraffe
With a long neck giraffe eating leaves from surrounding trees. To eat the leaves, giraffe tongue of about 53 cm in length helps her to snatch leaves.
The leaves contain high levels of water to help not to drink giraffe in a long time after they drink. Mengahabiskan giraffe can drink 40 liters of water. When giraffes drink defense is weak due to lower her neck making it easier to attack prey.
The life cycle of the giraffe
Giraffe females give birth after about 15 months pregnant. Giraffe born child weighing 68 kg and height of 1.8 meters. A few hours after birth the child's walking giraffe. In the first week of growth in child-mingu giraffe can one centimeter per day.
Giraffes are very vulnerable to child predators, prominence only 25 -50% of children giraffes can grow to adulthood. A giraffe can live to 25 years in the wild and 28 years in captivity
