What does a giraffe look like?

Answer 1

Giraffes look like VERY TALL horses! They have baige mixed with orange skin and brown patches. They are the tallest animals in the world with bluish tongues and cute faces. The Giraffe is a tall African, even toed ungulate mammal. It is the tallest mammal in the land living animal species. Males are generally taller and heavier than females, and on average measure around 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) and they weigh around 1,300 kg (3,000 pounds). The record braking giraffe was measures at 5.87 metres tall (19.2 feet) and weighed approximately 2,000 kg (4,400 pound).

There are nine recognised sub-species of giraffe, each with its own colouring and pattern. These are:

* Reticulated Giraffe (also known as the Somali Giraffe) - This Giraffe has large polygonal spots of a liver colouring, which are outlined by a network of bright white lines. The spots may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs. This Giraffe is found in Northeast Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

* Angolan Giraffe (Also known as the Smoky Giraffe) - this sub species is donned with large spots and some notches around the edges, which extend down the entire lower leg. They can be found in Angola and Zambia. * Kordofan Giraffe - This Giraffe is recognised by having smaller, more irregular spots that cover the inner legs. It can be found in western and south-western Sudan. * Masai Giraffe (also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe) - These have jagged edged, vine leaf spots of a Dark Chocolate colouring on a yellowish background. They are normally found in central and southern parts of Kenya and also Tanzania. * Nubian Giraffe - This species has large four sided spots of a chestnut brown colour, with an off-white background. They have no spots on either the inner legs or below the hocks. It can be found in Sudan and North eastern Congo. * Rothschild Giraffe (also known as the Naringo Giraffe and the Ugandan Giraffe) - These animals have deep brown, blotched or rectangular spots, which are poorly defined with cream lines. The hocks may also be spotted. They are found in Uganda and north central Kenya. * South African Giraffe - These have rounded, blotchy spots with star like extensions on a light tan background. These run down to the hooves. They can be found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. * Thornicorft Giraffes (also known as the Rhodesian Giraffe) - These have star shaped or leafy spots the extend down the lower leg. They can be found in Zambia. * West African Giraffe (also known as the Nigerian Giraffe) - This Giraffe species have numerous pale, yellowish red spots. They are found in Niger and Cameroon.

Giraffes have small horns on top of their heads, with the females being smaller than the males. These horns are formed from cartilage and are called ossicones. It is with these horns that the Giraffe can be sexed, as females have a tuft of fur atop of the horn, whereas the males horns are bald. Some males develop calcium deposits on top of their heads, creating an illusion of three or more horns, however these are not true horns and giraffes only ever have two ossicones.

The main feature that Giraffes are known as having, is an very long neck. This is used to help the Giraffe browse leaves at the very tops of trees, meaning that there is a lot less competition for their food source, as most other herbivorous are much smaller. They posses seven vertebrae in their necks, the same as our necks, but they are elongated are separated by highly flexible joints. The base of the neck has spines that project upwards and form a hump over the shoulders and they have anchoring muscles to hold the neck upright.

The Giraffe also has elongated legs, with the forelegs being on average 10% longer that that of the hind legs. They normally walk quiet slowly, but when pursued or scared they can run extremely fast. This high speed can not be maintained for long periods of times and they can not give a lengthily chase. When a lion hunts a Giraffe, it will try to knock it off its feet, but when the Giraffe is attacked in this manner it can become quite dangerous and will defend itself by kicking with tremendous force. A single well placed kick from an adult Giraffe can shatter a lions skull or brake its spine. Lions remain the only serous threat to Giraffe apart from humans.
a giraffe has a spotted coat with long, thin legs and a long neck for eating leaves from trees. they have a thin tail and the longest tongue of any animal.

Answer 2

Giraffes have molars on the top and bottom of their jaw for grinding up foliage, but only have front teeth on their bottom jaw that are like our front teeth

Answer 3

Giraffes have long, slender necks, a sloping back and long, slim legs. It is cream and covered in brown patches ( which differ in shape depending o the type of giraffe).

Answer 4

The ones at the front are sharp, to rip leaves off. The ones at the back are flat, to grind leaves up.

Answer 5

THEY DONT HAVE TEETH ITS CARTILAGE

Answer 6

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