GIRAFFE:YOU ARE NOT EVEN AT MY LEVEL

Ever wondered what it must be like to be a giraffe?

How it sees the world? What must it be like ?

As a tall person i was always called a giraffe in my life, and i never really took it as a complement. But now that i think of it...it's not bad at all. It only means that they would never reach my level.

Giraffe scientific name is Giraffa camelopardalis. It belongs to kingdom animalia, phylum chordata, and class mammalia.

Giraffe's are the tallest mammals in the world. It has extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its spotted coat patterns. A giraffe's legs alone are taller than many humans about 6 feet . These long legs allow giraffes to run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances and cruise comfortably at 10 miles an hour over longer distances. wow!

Their food source is leaves, fruits, and flowers of woody plants, primarily acacia species, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach.

DID YOU KNOW?

Giraffes live in herds of related females and their offspring, or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males, but are gregarious and may gather in large aggregations.

 Males establish social hierarchies through "necking", combat bouts where the neck is used as a weapon. Dominant males gain mating access to females, which bear sole responsibility for raising the young.

When we talk about the reproduction, Reproduction in giraffes is broadly polygamous: a few older males mate with the fertile females. Females can reproduce throughout the year and experience oestrus cycling approximately every 15 days. Female giraffes in oestrous are dispersed over space and time, so reproductive adult males adopt a strategy of roaming among female groups to seek mating opportunities, with periodic hormone-induced rutting behaviour approximately every two weeks. Males prefer young adult females over juveniles and older adults.

Even newborn giraffe are taller than most humans. Female giraffe give birth standing up. Their young fall about 2 m to the ground and can stand up within an hour of birth. Astounding.

Giraffes are now considered as endangered species, and should be protected.The giraffe is a protected species in most of its range. It is the national animal of Tanzania, and is protected by law, and unauthorised killing can result in imprisonment. Isn't that great?

Many animals like giraffes are getting endangered as the days go by. This is a matter of great concern and should be focused on. This is happening all because of our carelessness and therefore we must make protect them.

It might be difficult but it never hurts to try.

SAVE ANIMALS!

Have a great day. 

Until next time.