I’ll never forget the first time I saw a giraffe, she was there, eating the fruits of a tree.It was very elegant, oversized with that beautiful long neck that makes it so special, the first curiosity we will mention is that each giraffe has a specific spot pattern, which is not exactly repeated in any other specimen of its species.part of your DNA.
Giraffes are eye-catching animals, they seem to have a strange but at the same time interesting mixture of camel dinosaur with a diplococus (the one with the long neck) and jaguar (for its spots). They are always delicate and are actually known as very peaceful animals with herbivorous food.
- This certainly happened to you when you first saw a giraffe.
- And you wondered a lot about it.
- Continue reading this animal expert article where we discovered several curiosities about giraffes.
Giraffes do not like to sleep much, they are quiet but active at bedtime, every day they sleep only between 10 minutes and 2 hours, this time seems to be enough for their proper functioning, they spend most of their life standing, doing practically everything in this position, even sleeping and giving birth.
Human beings have much to learn from the behavior of giraffes, these animals are not only peaceful, they are also very peaceful, they rarely fight, even in mating rituals, which last a maximum of 2 minutes, when the males intertwine their horns to win the female.
Giraffes also don’t drink much water because they get it indirectly from the plants and fruits they eat, they can only drink water once for several days without dehydration.
As I mentioned earlier, each giraffe is unique, has its own pattern of spots that varies in size, shape and even color, males are darker and females lighter, this is somewhat positive for researchers because they can easily identify each specimen.
Giraffes are the largest mammals in the world, including newborns, can be larger than any human being, are true athletes who can reach speeds of up to 20 km/h, and from a single stride can advance up to 4 meters.
Their 50 cm tongue serves as a hand with which to grab, hold and access everything, known as ‘prenile tongue’, as well as the elephant trunk.
If you’ve ever wondered why the giraffe’s neck is big, check out this Animal Expert article.
Most of your communications are nonverbal. This gives the impression that giraffes do not emit any sound, however, this is part of a false myth, giraffes make flute noises with bumps and whistles, and emit other bass sounds and frequencies that extend beyond the reach of the human ear., this aspect of giraffes remains a world to discover.
In some new religions such as the New Age, giraffes are seen as a symbol of flexibility and intuition.Its scientific name “Camelopardalis” means: the camel marked like a leopard, which walks fast.
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