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| Author: | ozzygoddess [ Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | 25 facts about Giraffes . . . in Technicolor. |
1. A giraffe's favorite food is the leaves off of an acacia tree. The leaves are actually covered in thorns! 2. Giraffes can run 35 miles an hour. 3. A giraffe may can live up to 25 years. 4. Giraffes grow 18 feet tall. 5. Many scientists believe that other African herbivores will congregate around a giraffe to take advantage of its ability to spot a predator from a long distance away. 6. A giraffes tongue can grow 21 inches long and is very dextrous and able to pick up objects. 7. A giraffe can go weeks without a drink, and gets most of its water from the plants it eats. 8. Many of the sounds a giraffe makes are inaudible to the human ear. 9. The gestation period for a giraffe is approximately 15 months. 10. A newborn giraffe is approximately 6 feet tall. 11. Giraffes sleep on their feet. This guarantees a quick escape should a predator lurk nearby! 12. A giraffe's heart is approximately 2 feet long and can weigh up to 25 pounds. 13. The vertabrae of an adult giraffe measures in at over 10 inches. 14. A hungry giraffe will eat 75 pounds of food in one day. 15. A giraffe has a very dark tongue. This protects it from sunburn when it reaches up to eat the leaves off of a tree. 16. Like a cow, a giraffe has a four chambered stomach, and chews on cud. 17. Each giraffe has a pair of furry horns protruding from his or her forehead. These horns are known as ossciones. 18. There is only one formal species of giraffe, and nine subspecies. 19. When a giraffe is born, it drops six feet headfirst! 20. Early people thought a giraffe was a cross between a camel and a leopard. 21. The giraffe has the longest tail of any mammal. It can grow 8 feet long. 22. Giraffes have a specialized, highly elastic circulatory system. This prevents the backflow of blood that would cause fainting, should this animal move its very large neck in a hurry. 23. Giraffes naturally reside south of the Sahara, in very dry areas. 24. A giraffe's neck contains only 7 vertabrae. 25. Female giraffes are slightly shorter than males. All knowledge is power. Read enough factoids and you will become a monarch. |
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| Author: | Loki's Revenge [ Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 25 facts about Giraffes . . . in Technicolor. |
I now have a Giraffe PhD. Am I a monarch yet? And when you say monarch, do you mean the ruler or the butterfly? Because I'm fine with either. |
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| Author: | Use_Semicolons [ Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 25 facts about Giraffes . . . in Technicolor. |
"FEAR ME THESEUS, FOR I AM THE MIGHTY MINOTAUR!!!!!!!!" |
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| Author: | JustMeriMaat [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 25 facts about Giraffes . . . in Technicolor. |
I need a tongue like that...just think of the power I could wield!!! |
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| Author: | X-ray [ Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 25 facts about Giraffes . . . in Technicolor. |
I was unknown about , i have knew about many giraffe facts from your post. Thank you to share with us of these giraffe facts. I want to know more about giraffes. If you can please tell me more giraffe facts. |
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| Author: | Fast [ Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 25 facts about Giraffes . . . in Technicolor. |
Giraffe is a cool animal its not a cruel animal.Its a very nice animal. Also is a very useful to us. Moreover African Giraffe is very popular all over the world. |
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