Giraffes By Shannon.
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GIRAFFES By Shannon Porter
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I did a slide on Giraffes and it tells you how long it takes for a baby giraffe to be born, and more information.
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GIRAFFES
By Shannon Porter
Giraffes live in the African Savanna.
Savanna-a hot, treeless plain.
Habitat
They are orange, yellowish, brownish spotted animals.
What they look like
Giraffes can weigh up to 800kg.
Their height is 5.3 metres tall.
Weight and height
Giraffes can run up to 56km/h
Running speed
They eat grass, grains and other plants.
Diet
Twenty six years is the longest known in the wild; over thirty six years in captivity.
Life span
Did you know that a giraffes’ hoof is the size of a dinner plate which is about 20 centimeters.
Hooves
The giraffes’ family is called giraffidae. There are two types of giraffes.When there are groups of giraffes, they are called troops.
Family
Giraffes are mammals. More than two metres is
neck length. The neck is made up of
only seven bones. Giraffes have horns.
It takes one year and ninety two days for a giraffe to be born.
Special features
(1 year 92 days)
Giraffes’ enemies are cheetahs, lions and elephants.
Enemies
THE ENDBY SHANNON
