Facts
- Giraffes have the same number of bones in their neck as humans just bigger!
- Giraffes’ horns aren’t attached to their skull to avoid injury at birth. They only fuse with the skull later in life.
- There are 4 different species of giraffe.
- A giraffe’s heart weighs about 25 pounds because it is has to be able to pump blood all the way to it’s brain.
Info
COMMON NAME: Giraffe
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Giraffa camelopardalis
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Herbivore
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 25 years
SIZE: 14 to 19 feet
WEIGHT: 1,750 to 2,800 pounds
SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN:
Credit to National Geographic and BBC Earth.
Animals and Earth 