White giraffes have suffered population declines due to habitat loss and are now only found in a small area of Niger, though they once ranged widely in West Africa. Giraffes eat fruit, grass, and drink water, getting most of their nutrients from the plants they eat. Giraffes are the tallest land animals, with long legs and neck, and sandy colored coats with patches of brown. They can run up to 35 mph and stand up to 18 feet tall.

1. Giraffes Mariam Jacob Mrs. Reed Physical Science Period 3 Spring 2010 http://shoyinka.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/giraffe-pic1.jpg

2. White Giraffe or West African Giraffe White Giraffes suffered crippling population declines throughout the past century due to habitat loss. Once ranging widely from Senegal to Chad, the white giraffe is now found only in a small area in Niger. http://www.awf.org/images/DSCF0017_Julian%20Fennessy.jpg

3. Giraffe Diet Giraffes eat fruit and grass now and then, and will drink water if available, but most of it comes through the plants they eat. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_abiDbgDC44g/Sg2q5tXrHBI/AAAAAAAAACE/o-w9w4hWDCw/s400/zebra-giraffe-acacia.jpg

4. Giraffe Characteristics Giraffes are the tallest of all land living animals. Giraffes have long legs, a sloping back and an extremely long neck. Their coat is short and sandy colored with various shaped patches colored different shades of brown. http://www.perlgurl.org/archives/blogpics/Kenya/Zebra/TsavoGiraffe08.jpg

5. Did You Know? Giraffes breathe twenty times a minute. Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour Giraffes can stand up to 18ft. http://www.statue.com/images/giraffe-statue.jpg

6. Fun Facts Female giraffes will return to the same site year after year to give birth. Newborn giraffes grow as much as an inch each day. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Giraffa_camelopardalis_tippelskirchi_Massaigiraffe.JPG

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