10 facts about giraffes you probably didn't know

7/7/2017

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animals Story: 10 facts about giraffes you probably didn't know

Do you like giraffes? I have found 10 amazing facts about the tallest animals of all. We bet you will learn them from the other side. Read and enjoy!

Giraffes are quite miraculous creatures. They are tall, have long necks, spotted coat pattern and funny appearance. Perhaps, we all have such an image of these animals in our heads. But giraffes are not as simple as the seem. I have prepared 10 facts about these animals to prove it to you. You can't miss them!

#1 Giraffe's coat pattern is unique as human's finger print. But giraffes that live in the same area usually have quite similar patterns of spots

animals Story: #1 Giraffe's coat pattern is unique as human's finger print. But giraffes that live in the same area usually have quite similar patterns of spots — shutterstock

#2 Giraffe can grow up to 16,5 feet high, its tongue can be up to 20 inches long and it is of dark color

#3 Giraffes drink a little as they get a lot of liquid from plants they eat. They can survive without water even longer than camels

#4 Giraffes can't yawn

#5 Giraffes sleep only 5 - 120 minutes a day, usually for some minutes at a time

#6 Giraffes can run at speeds up to 35 mph but only over a short distance

#7 One female giraffe often looks after all babies when other females try to find some food

#8 Ossicones - that is how the horns of these animals are called

#9 Lions are the only predators who dare to hunt giraffes. The last use their strong hoofs to protect themselves

#10 Giraffes walk by moving both legs on the same side of their bodies together unlike most quadrupeds

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158 Comments

Jim Evans

They also have the same number of bones in their necks as humans do.

Julia Belinda Reid

I've always found giraffes to be fascinating animals.

Karen Hoskins

I love giraffes! It is terrible some some people including Americans kill them just for fun. 😡

Leonardo Scamacca

Strange that this wasn’t one of the 9 facts but they also have the largest heart of any land animal. Pumping blood up that neck to the brain isnt easy.

lmoores

The baby giraffe 🦒 didn't run.

Helene Goldberg

Giraffes are my favorite animals. Thanks for sharing.

ine eilander

So sad. Look at the color they have in the zoo compared to the color when they when in their own habitat.😢😢😢

Tina Marie Haddad Rhodes

Leonardo Scamacca, very interesting to know.

Tina Marie Haddad Rhodes

Karen Hoskins, right.🤬

Tina Marie Haddad Rhodes

Jim Evans, that’s very interesting to know.

Tina Marie Haddad Rhodes

Very interesting facts.They can survive longer then a camel without water is incredible and only sleeping 5-120 minutes a day is crazy. The rest of the facts I knew about. But all are very interesting.

Paddy Danforth

Beautiful, graceful animals

Julie Domaille

My friends stayed in a hotel where giraffes were known to poke their heads through open windows. They seemed to.have no fear of humans but on safari the ones on the savannahs always ran away when they heard the trucks. Weird eh?!