The document provides information about giraffes. Giraffes live in dry, open wooded savanna areas and use their long necks to eat leaves from tall trees. They have few enemies but can be hunted by poachers or lions, defending themselves with powerful kicks. Their diet consists of acacia leaves and they can go weeks without drinking water. Fast facts note they can run up to 35 mph and their necks contain only 7 vertebrae despite being over 5 feet long.