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African Giraffe

African Giraffe ● Worlds tallest mammals o 14 to 19 ft (4 to 6 m) ● 21 -inch tongue ● Neck about 1. 6 -1. 8 m ● Up to 3, 000 lbs ● Male giraffe is heavier and taller ● Ossicones o Skin-covered knobs o females normally smaller and covered with hair o males can have up to 3 additional ● Live up to 25 years in wild ● Four stomachs

Biome ● African Grassland ● African Deserts ● Hot and Dry FACT: When the giraffes drink water, they are most vulnerable because they cannot see anything going on around them.

Food Web

Limiting Factors of Population Growth ● Density Dependent: Living Space § Deforestation o Food § Acacia Tree o ● Density Independent: o Wild Fires

Adaptations ● Long Neck o Allows Giraffe to reach high into trees ● Spots o Allows Giraffe to camouflage with environment ● Strong Neck o USed to hold head up and allos giraffes to fight

Ways to Help ● ● WCS monitors giraffe population by regulating habitat loss and illegal hunting There are some conservation sites that you can go to o These will allow you to view and will show you how to help save the giraffes http: //www. wcs. org/saving-wildlife/hoofed-mammals/giraffe. aspx http: //www. google. com/url? sa=t&rct=j&q=limiting%20 factors%20 of%2 0 giraffes&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0 CC 0 QFj. A B&url=http%3 A%2 F%2 Fwww. giraffeconservation. org%2 Fdownload_b ooklet. php%3 Fid%3 D 1&ei=WHJa. U 76 KC 9 ews. ATNo. Dg. Cw&usg=AFQj. CNHIf. YUw. ARO 4 a. BYp. EKQOSP 8 s. WPp. Z 0 g&bvm=b v. 65397613, d. c. Wc

Work Cited ● ● ● http: //animals. nationalgeographic. com/animals/mammals/giraffe/ http: //www. awf. org/wildlife-conservation/giraffe http: //www. animalfactguide. com/animal-facts/giraffe/ http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/giraffe. html http: //animals. sandiegozoo. org/animals/giraffe