About This Quiz
The giraffe is the tallest living animal and inhabits areas south of the Sahara. Take this quiz to learn more about these graceful, gentle creatures.There is just one, but there are eight different groups.
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They live only in Africa, south of the Sahara.
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They live in open grassy plains with scattered trees and shrubs.
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Giraffes need the wide open spaces to be able to outrun their predator, the lion.
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They grow to about 18 feet (5.5 m).
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The female grows to about 15 feet (4.6 m).
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The adult male weighs around 2,600 pounds (1,182 kg).
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The neck is up to seven feet (2.1 m) long.
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The neck consists of seven elongated vertebrae.
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Both sexes have short horns.
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The giraffe spreads its forelegs to reach the water.
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The tongue is about 21 inches (53 cm) long.
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Their body temperature is not constant but rises during the heat of the day.
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They give birth about 450 days after mating.
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Actually the patterns are all unique, similar to a fingerprint.
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They can reach 29 miles per hour (47 km/h) and escape most predators.
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They live in herds of 12 to 15 led by an adult male.
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A giraffe's lifespan is about 15 to 20 years.
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It feeds on its mother's milk for nine or 10 months
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The calf weighs about 150 pounds (68 kilograms).
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