Giraffe is tall is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on July 22nd, 2014.
Giraffe is tall
1. Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth. Their legs alone are taller than many humansabout 6 feet.... more
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Giraffe is tall
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Miroslava Jurcik
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Photograph - Photograph, Digital
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1. Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth. Their legs alone are taller than many humansabout 6 feet.
2. They can run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances, or cruise at 10 mph over longer distances.
3. A giraffe's neck is too short to reach the ground. As a result, it has to awkwardly spread its front legs or kneel to reach the ground for a drink of water.
4. Giraffes only need to drink once every few days. Most of their water comes from all the plants they eat.
5. Female giraffes give birth standing up. Their young falls more than 5 feet to the ground at birth.
6. Giraffes learn to stand just 30 minutes after birth and can run with their mothers just 10 hours after birth.
7. A giraffes spots are much like human fingerprints. No two individual giraffes have exactly the same pattern.
8. A giraffe's feet are the size of a dinner plateapproximately 12 inches across. Females use their hooves as weapons to protect their young. They are strong enough to kill a lion, the giraffe's only predator aside from humans.
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July 22nd, 2014
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