Giraffe
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A close-up of a Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) at Colchester Zoo, UK.

A bull Southern Savannah Giraffe close to Namutoni, Etosha, Namibia

A bull Southern Savannah Giraffe close to Namutoni, Etosha, Namibia

Giraffes

Giraffe in the Etosha National Park, Namibia

A bull Southern Savannah Giraffe in the Etosha National Park, Namibia

Giraffe portrait

A male and baby Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), San Francisco Zo

A young Rothschild Giraffe

Herd of Giraffe

A close-up of a Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis) at Colchester Zoo, UK.

Giraffes, like humans, possess 32 teeth, but have most of them located at the back of their mouths.

A tower of grazing giraffes can eat hundreds of pounds of leaves per week, reaching their long necks to forage leaves, seeds, fruit, buds and tree branches.

If something is troubling you, remember you can see things from a higher perspective.

Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth, with a neck too short to reach the ground.

Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth. Their legs alone are taller than many humans—about 6 feet. Over short distances, giraffes can run at speeds up to 35 mph.

Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they even sleep and give birth standing up.