GIRAFFE
Where in the world would you find the biggest animal in the world or the tallest animal in the world in its natural habitat. Well with a vast area of flora and fauna Africa is the best place to see these beautiful animals and especially the tallest animal in the world. The Giraffe is a very amazing, interesting beautiful animal. Just like may of the beautiful animals of the African Savannah lands, with great colours and fur mainly composed of spotted coat colours as compared to zebras tiger, leopard and the cheetah, the giraffe is an animal with its own beauty..
Giraffe with three heads the most beautiful giraffe picture |
GIRAFFE is known as Giraffa camelopardalis
Kiswahili name TWIGA . For all those animal loving people, a visit at the Giraffe centre or giraffe animal safari in Nairobi Kenya is just a perfect way of getting to get a kiss from the amazing giraffe. People at the giraffe centre in Nairobi get to feed giraffe and take amazing giraffe pictures as well. Remember twiga as in tiger safaris is just one pace you should read about tigers and hear great stories about tigers.
Giraffes or twiga are the tallest land mamals or animals |
The word twiga is mostly used by the people who speak Swahili in East Africa and you find that if these beautiful animals twiga or giraffes are to be seen, the national parks of different countries have giraffes in their protected areas whereas these beautiful or the tallest animals in the world are also found in zoos, animal parks and reserves. Giraffes or twiga are not that dangerous animals compared to lions and others most dangerous animals on earth. When giraffes are attacked, they can be deadly and dangerous sometimes. Lions and other animals which prey on giraffes have always been attacked and kicked by the giraffe powerful long legs and leaving them running for their lives.
THE BEST FACTS ABOUT GIRAFFES or TWIGA IN AFRICA
Amazing animals, giraffes are the tallest mammal animals in the world measuring 6feet tall amazingly they can live for about 25 years in the wild.
Giraffes or Twiga eat plants from acacia tress mostly found in the African Savannah lands and grass for food which gives them an advantage of staying for days and weeks without water which is a good sign during droughts
Giraffes drinking water poses danger from animal attacks |
The female giraffes give birth standing to young ones after 15 months duration. The Baby giraffe is 6feet tall immediately after birth. How would feel if you were a baby giraffe and when you are born the first thing is to fall down from great height. Amazing Mother nature.
Girafffes animals that run in slowmotion |
When it comes to the most intelligent animals in the world, giraffes are unique and intelligent in their own way they can sense when the predators especially lion or wildebeest are at a close range moreover the giraffe’s sleeps while standing in case of any danger they are ready to run as fast as a cheetah to survive.
Just like fingers and claws for may of the animals the longest tongue in the world, the giraffe’s tongue is 15 centimetres long it can hold or grab objects without any struggle
With every unique aspect of an animal,there are always disadvantages as far a the tallest giraffe is concerned. even the giraffes are vulnerable to predators in that when they want to quench their thirst by drinking water they have to spread their legs a part and bend making them easier pray to wild animals especially the lions.
An average male giraffe can weigh as much as a pick up truck! That’s almost about 1400 kilograms.
Have you ever imagined that humans and giraffes are the same. Well that's true in the sense that despite the fact that the giraffe’s neck is 1.5 – 1.8 metres, it contains the same number of vertebrae at a human neck.
A giraffe's natural habitat and breeding ground is usually found in African savannas, grasslands or open woodlands.
It is possible to identify giraffes when they are standing together. The sex of a giraffe can be determined by the horns on the giraffe's head. Both male and female giraffes have horns but the female horns are smaller than the male giraffe horns and are almost covered with hair at the top. Its amazing g to note that the male giraffes may have up to 3 additional horns.
Drinking is one of the most dangerous times for a giraffe. While it is getting a drink it cannot keep a look out for predators and is vulnerable to attack.
Giraffes animal safaris at Mount Kilimanjaro |
Male giraffes always fight for love. Mature giraffes always fight with their necks over female giraffes. This is called “necking”. The two giraffes stand side by side and one giraffe swings his head and neck, hitting his head against the other giraffe. Sometimes when these dangerous giraffe fights take place one giraffe of the giraffes is hit to the ground during a combat.
A female giraffe gives birth while standing up. The calf drops approximately 6 feet to the ground, but the great height doesn't heart the baby giraffe..
Giraffes have bluish-purple tongues which are tough and covered in bristly hair to help them with eating the thorny Acacia trees.
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