Giraffes are the tallest living animal, standing up to 5 meters tall. They live in Africa and have long spotted necks and legs to reach leaves, grass, and branches high in acacia trees. Giraffes have distinctive knobs on their heads, fight with each other, sleep for only 2 hours a day, and give birth to baby giraffes called calves that are already 2 meters long.

1. Giraffe

2. Where do they live?
*They live in jungle, in
Africa

3. * 5 meters tall
*long legs and strong
neck
*spotted Skin
*strong tongue
*brown and white
*7 bones

4. A male and a
female giraffe

5. They have got knobs or “ossicones”

6. They eat leaves, grass, branches, flowers
and fruit on the trees. They love acacia
tree.

7. They love fighting

8. They sleep 2 hours a day.

9. Baby
giraffes are
2 meters
long, a
baby giraffe
is called a
calf.

10. • have got the biggest heart of all animals.
• They have got 32 teeth like humans.
• A first giraffe named “Zarafa” appeared in
France in 1826.
• Giraffes are hunted for clothes and furniture.
Fact file about giraffes

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