The Life of a Bull Giraffe - Wild Nature Institute Blog
2012年11月5日 · An adult male giraffe, known as a bull, is the tallest animal on the planet, reaching a staggering 5.5 meters. Thanks to their great height, even widely dispersed giraffes can maintain visual contact with each other, and rival bull males react to …
Giraffe - Wikipedia
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies.
Giraffe | Facts, Information, Habitat, Species, & Lifespan | Britannica
2024年11月25日 · Giraffes are the tallest of all land animals; males (bulls) may exceed 5.5 metres (18 feet) in height, and the tallest females (cows) are about 4.5 metres. Using prehensile tongues almost half a metre long, they are able to browse foliage almost six metres from the ground.
50 Interesting Facts About Giraffes - The Fact File
2023年6月10日 · In nature, with no interference from man, a male giraffe (called a bull) will live approximately twenty five years, while a female (called a cow) usually lives a little longer. 10. In captivity, with a lack of predators and supplied nutritional needs and medical care, a giraffe can live for as long as forty years.
Giraffe Facts | Save Giraffes Now | The Science of Living Large
Giraffes are the tallest living mammals in the world. Male giraffes (bulls) can reach 18 feet in height and 3,000 pounds in weight. Females (cows) can grow to be 15 feet tall and weigh 1,600 pounds. At birth, a baby giraffe (calf) is about 6 feet tall and weighs 125-150 pounds. A standing group of giraffes is called a tower.
Giraffe Facts — Giraffe Conservation Alliance
A male giraffe is called a bull and will live about 14 years. Females. Female giraffes can reach 14-15 feet tall and weigh 1600 lbs. A female giraffe is called a cow. Females live about 20 years. Babies. A baby giraffe is called a calf. A newborn calf is about 6 feet tall and weighs 125-150 lbs.
Nature - The Giraffe - Steps to Life
2021年6月4日 · The giraffe is the world’s tallest mammal. A bull giraffe usually stands about 18 feet tall. Giraffes live over 35 years. Their spots are specific to each individual giraffe, just like a zebra’s stripes or a human’s fingerprints. They are herbivores eating hundreds of pounds of leaves a week and traveling many miles to find enough food.
Okapis and Giraffes (Giraffidae) | Encyclopedia.com
The giraffe's unique physical form has evolved to exploit a 6 ft (2 m) band of foliage beyond the reach of any other browser except the elephant. A large bull giraffe, with a neck joint that allows its head to be extended vertically, can reach foliage 19 ft (5.8 m) high.
Masai Giraffe - Lehigh Valley Zoo
Male Masai giraffe, known as bulls, can reach heights of 17-19ft and weigh between 2000 and 3000lbs. Females, known as cows, are a bit smaller at 16-18ft in height and weigh 1300-2000lbs. They are known for their “maple leaf” like spots. Each spot …
Masai giraffe - Wikipedia
The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya and in Tanzania. It has distinctive jagged, irregular leaf-like blotches that extend from the hooves to its head. The Masai giraffe is currently the national animal of Tanzania. [3]