Giraffe
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Biology, Science, Education
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3rd - 7th Grade
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Mohamad Ejaz
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Giraffe
Facts About Giraffe
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1. Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth. Their legs alone are taller than many humans about six feet.
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2. They can run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances, or cruise at 10 mph over longer distances.
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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.
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4. Giraffes only need to drink once every few days. Most of their water comes from all the plants they eat.
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5. Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they even sleep and give birth standing up.
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6. The giraffe calf can stand up and walk after about an hour and within a week, it starts to sample vegetation.
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7. A giraffe’s spots are much like human fingerprints. No two individual giraffes have exactly the same pattern.
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8. Male giraffes use their horns to sometimes fight with other males.
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9. 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.
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10. 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.
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