Pictures of Giraffe (Giraffa camilopardalis)
The Giraffe is the tallest animal in
the world. This gregarious animal lives in herds from 3-40 and sometimes
more. Both sexes have horns. The cow's horns turn inwards. Giraffe
can run at up to 55 Kms per hour. When they run the hind feet are
swung forward and outside of the fore feet. The forelimbs and the
hind limbs move together, instead of diagonally as in a Zebra. Giraffe
are browsers, feeding as high as 6 metres above ground. Thorns do
not harm their mouths. They have a long prehensile upper lip and
extendable tongue which is used to strip leaves and twigs off trees.
Gestation is 450 days.