Giraffes

                           Life of giraffes

LOOKING
Giraffes are the tallest living animals in the world. There is one species of giraffe, which has nine subspecies. Giraffes chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs.  Every giraffe has two hair-covered horns called ossicones. A giraffe's neck alone is 6 feet  long and weighs about 600 lbs.  Their lungs can hold 12 gallons  of air. In comparison, the average total lung capacity for a human is 1.59 gallons. Their tongues are a substantial 21 inches  long and they can clean their ears with their tongues. Their feet size are 12 inches. Females grow up to 14 feet while males grow up to 18 feet.With such a massive body, it makes sense that the giraffes' organs and other body parts are equally huge.Giraffes have an unusually long lifespan compared to other animals.They have  up to 25 years in the wild. These fascinating animals roam the open grasslands in small groups of about half a dozen.
SOCIAL LIFE
Giraffes are so social that they don't have territories.

Giraffes only sleep around 20 minutes or less per day. They usually get their sleep in quick power naps that last just a couple of minutes.Giraffes are herbivores, which means they eat only plants.As in cattle, female giraffes are called cows, while the males are called bulls. Many people thought the giraffe was a combination of a camel and a leopard, and they called these animals "camel-leopards."We  often see giraffes walking around with birds on their backs. These birds are called tickbirds.

Despite its long neck and legs, the giraffe's body is relatively short. The giraffe's large, bulging eyes give it good all-round vision from its great height.Their senses of hearing and smell are also sharp.Giraffes eat most of the time.A giraffe eats hundreds of pounds of leaves each week and must travel miles to find enough food. 
CALVES

Giraffes have babies,which called calves.A single calf is

normally born.These infants can stand in half an hour and run with their mothers an incredible ten hours after birth. Mothers with calves will gather in nursery herds, moving or browsing together.This is known as a "calving pool.Giraffes become  mature when they are four years old.While males become mature at four or five years.