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Interesting Facts About Giraffes
Giraffes are the worlds tallest mammal. Just their legs are over 6 feet and they themselves can grow taller than 18 feet!
Each step of a giraffe cover a distance of 15 feet.
They can run at over 35 miles per hour (53 kilometers/hr).
Giraffes don't need to drink water everyday. In fact they go several days without water.
Each step of a giraffe cover a distance of 15 feet.
They can run at over 35 miles per hour (53 kilometers/hr).
Giraffes don't need to drink water everyday. In fact they go several days without water.
Like cows giraffes regurgitate their food to eat it later.
They eat hundreds of pounds of vegetation a week and so must travel over miles to get it.
A giraffe will only sleep for about five to 30 minutes in a day.
A baby giraffe can stand up within a half hour after birth and can actually run, keeping up with her mother, in under 14 hours.
Each giraffe has a unique coats of spots and you can tell a giraffes age by how dark its spots are. The darker the spots the older they are.
A giraffe is one of the few animals that is born with a horn.
A giraffe can kill a lion with just one kick.
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They eat hundreds of pounds of vegetation a week and so must travel over miles to get it.
A giraffe will only sleep for about five to 30 minutes in a day.
A baby giraffe can stand up within a half hour after birth and can actually run, keeping up with her mother, in under 14 hours.
Each giraffe has a unique coats of spots and you can tell a giraffes age by how dark its spots are. The darker the spots the older they are.
A giraffe is one of the few animals that is born with a horn.
A giraffe can kill a lion with just one kick.
Get more giraffe facts here.