This website is about Giraffes. Due to habitat loss through expanding agriculture, human-wildlife conflict, civil unrest, and poaching for their meat, pelts, and tails, giraffes have been placed on the endangered species list. For more information about the critical endangered state of giraffes, visit Endangered .
Here are some interesting facts about giraffes you prabably didn't know. Enjoy.
Fact #1: 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
Fact #2:Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period! They often achieve that in quick naps that may last only a minute or two at a time.
Fact #3:It was thought that giraffes did not make any sounds, this is now known to be untrue, as giraffes bellow, snort, hiss and make flute-like sounds, as well as low pitch noises beyond the range of human hearing
Fact #4:Despite the females’ attempts to stand over their calves during attacks by lions, spotted hyenas, leopards and African wild dogs, many calves are killed in their first few months
Fact #5:There are four different giraffe species, and no two girrafe's have the same pattern (Very similar to human fingerprints)
Giraffe Manor is a small, private hotel where guests can feed the giraffe from their breakfast table, through the front door, and out of their 2nd story bedroom window.
Giraffe Manor is a small hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya which, together with its associated Giraffe Centre, serves as a home to a number of endangered Rothschild giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies.
While giraffes are under less of a population threat than elephants or rhinos, their population has declined 40% over the past 50 years. To help preserve giraffe populations, boycott products made with giraffe body parts and encourage others to do the same.
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Giraffes. Here are some giraffe pictures to brighten your day!
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