Giraffes (18 photos) Bashny.Net

Giraffes - are among the few mammals that can not swim. Their native habitat - the African savannah south of the Sahara desert, open, grassy plain with few trees and shrubs.




Giraffe as many animals, threaten not only native predators in the environment, but also the loss of the habitat, which is caused by careless human activity.


Few interesting facts about giraffes.



Giraffe - one of the few animals that the emphasis is on the front foot while running.
The heart of the giraffe weighs more than 10 kg.



Step giraffe at least 4 meters. You will have to run to keep up with him when he goes quietly.
Giraffe has its own sanitation. This kind of bird Oxpecker, who sit on the backs of the animals and pick parasites.



Young giraffe begin their life fall from a height of 2 meters.
Despite the fact that giraffes hardly made a sound of mooing and bleating young males roar when fighting, yet they sometimes snore, hiss and make sounds similar to the sound of the flute.
Herds of giraffes have no clear organization, the number and hierarchy. They can be animals of both sexes and all ages, access to outsiders to herd opened.





Males and females eat the leaves from different parts of the tree to prevent the struggle for food.
18. Giraffe lives about 20-25 years.





Giraffes 7 cervical vertebrae, as in other mammals. And his neck weighs 250 kg.





Adult specimens giraffe weighs 1-2 tons, females on average two times lighter than males.



Adult males, giraffes often find out the relationship with the help of the cervical arm wrestling.



Man since ancient times worshiped giraffe. Images found in their African villages and Egyptian works of art.



Blood vessels located in the neck of a giraffe, an extremely flexible and elastic. Therefore, the giraffe is easy to bend and turn back. (Vessels not peredavlivayutsya)



There are several species of giraffes: Kordofanian, Angola, the southern Nigerian, Maasai and others.



Young giraffe in the first 3-5 months of life to play, get in packs called nurseries. Language giraffe has a length of 45 centimeters.



Almost all life giraffe goes on his feet. Bedtime giraffe is not more than 10 minutes.



Giraffe can accelerate to a speed of 50 km / h. Spots on the skin of a giraffe unique as human fingerprints. A baby giraffe female hatched 14 months.