Giraffe Basics
This tallest land mammal can grow up to 20 feet tall and uses its height to spot predators.
Giraffe
Even though they’re tall, giraffes rarely do this for more than 20 minutes per day?
Sleep
A calf is born from this position and drops 1.5 meters to stimulate breathing?
Standing
The giraffe's skull includes these to lighten its weight?
air spaces or air holes
Giraffes have this many bones in their necks, the same number as humans?
seven
Giraffes live in this type of African environment filled with acacia trees?
the savannah
After birth, a giraffe calf can do this within an hour?
Walk
Only this many minutes of deep sleep do giraffes typically get each day?
about 20 minutes
This part of the giraffe’s heart helps prevent fainting when it raises or lowers its head?
the valves in the neck arteries
A group of giraffes is known by this collective term?
A Tower
Giraffes defecate seeds that help these grow after digestion?
trees or plants
Despite being peaceful, giraffes will use this body part to defend against predators?
their legs
Giraffes have these fur-covered skull features that look like horns?
ossicones
Giraffes can run almost this fast in kilometers per hour?
60 km/h
This predator is sometimes killed by a giraffe’s powerful kick?
Lion
Most giraffes sleep in this posture rather than lying down?
standing
A giraffe’s tongue can grow this long and is this color to avoid sunburn?
is up to 20 inches long and black
This cardiovascular trait in giraffes is the highest recorded among animals?
blood pressure
This anatomical feature makes a giraffe vulnerable when it spreads its front legs?
awkward drinking posture
Excluding its legs, this is the giraffe’s longest strong muscle shown off in the video?
its neck