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The Life Of A Giraffe
Presented by: Diana Amaya
What Is A Giraffe?• A giraffe is a that live in
African plain.• They are the tallest mammals
in the world.• Males are about 16 to 18 feet
tall.• Females weight about 1600 to
2600 pounds.• Males weight about 2400 to
3000
The Life Of A Giraffe • Their necks are 6 to7 feet tall.
That’s a really long neck!• The tongue of a giraffe is dark
blue in color and it’s up to 18 inches long.
• They are 17 feet tall. That’s bigger than a elephant.
• Their life span is is from 20 to 25 years.
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Giraffe’s Eating• Giraffe’s eat leafs from tall
trees.• They will feed up to 100
species of plants including mimosa and apricot.
• They prefer vegetation found 17 feet off ground for food.
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Giraffe’s Birth• A mother of a giraffe gives
birth from four to five calves.• Newborn giraffes are about
six feet tall .• The newborn calve weight
150 to 200 pounds. They sure are fat!
• The newborn calves ,as they are called, start to walk within a hour of birth.
• The newborn calves have nursing from nine to eleven months.
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• Giraffe’s can die because when they give birth to newborn calves.
• They also die because the predators hunt for them and eat them.
• The population of the giraffes are decreasing each day.
Giraffe’s Death