power point by: eh. my animal is the giraffe the scientific name is giraffa cameiopardalis ...
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GIRAFFE
Power Point by: EH
INTRODUCTION My animal is the giraffe The scientific name is Giraffa Cameiopardalis Giraffes are mammals There are a lot of different kinds of giraffes
PHYSICAL FEATURES For males the head and body length is
15-19 feet. Height to the horns tips is 15-18 feet. Males weigh 1700-4200 pounds. Females weigh 1200-2600 pounds. The female giraffe is 13-16 feet tall. The giraffe has the longest tail of any
land mammal. Their tail can grow to be 8 feet 24
meters long.
PHYSICAL FEATURES CONTINUED
No two giraffes have the same spots. Their horns are short and are covered with skin and
hair. They have large hooves. Giraffes have large sandy to chestnut, spots closely
spaced on a lighter background. Giraffes have long necks to get food up on the trees.
LIFE SPAN Healthy giraffes live about 25 years in
the wild.
HABITAT They live in Africa in Okapi. Giraffes make their homes in the forest. In Okapi they have open woodlands.
CLIMATE The weather is very hot in Africa. They like to live in the hot grasslands. They stay cool under tall trees.
FOOD Giraffes are herbivores. They eat leaves on the tallest trees. The giraffes twist their tongue around
the branch to pull the leaves. Giraffes have 32 teeth, but no top front
teeth.
PREY Giraffes do not prey on animals. Lions hunt giraffes. Giraffes kick and run away from lions.
BEHAVIOR A mother giraffe kicks the enemies to
scare them to keep the baby giraffes safe.
Giraffes like to hug each other.
REPRODUCTION Giraffes breed between July and September. They carry the baby for 14 months. When the baby is born it weighs 100-150 pounds. The babies are standing and nursing from their motheran hour after birth.
PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS The giraffes have a long
neck because they need
to reach the leaves to eat. They have a lot of
competition in the grass
where they eat leaves. Giraffes have long legs to
run away from lions and
to keep safe and not be eaten. Giraffes have long tongues
to reach the leaves that are
high up above the giraffes.
BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS
Giraffes drink a lot of water at once, so that they can go days with out drinking water.
They kick their back legs at predators to defend themselves
They try not to bend their long neck down because it leaves them open to being attacked. That’s why they don’t drink often.
They sleep standing up and they always leave one eye open and the other eye closed so they can see predators coming toward them.
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS
Giraffes have tiny veins in their neck to prevent black outs when the lower their head.
They have good eye sight. To see their prey and communicate with other giraffes that
are far away.
FUN FACTS Giraffes have a blue tongue. Giraffes have the largest heart of all mammals. Giraffes have four stomachs. All giraffes have different spots.