The Giraffe

I think that the giraffe is the most beautiful animal in the world. When food is scarce they venture to go in areas with dense vegetation. They prefer areas with plenty of acacia growth. It has a long neck to be able to eat the leaves of the tallest trees, they also eat fruit and grass. The female giraffe has one of the shortest sleep which is between ten minutes and two hours in 24 hours.

Female giraffes associate in groups of a dozen or so members occasionally including a few younger males.

The giraffe has got beautiful colours, they are bright brown and with the sun it turns to in dark yellow.

Their legs are much longer human legs (measure 1,8m approx).

These long legs also makes it easier for them to run short distances at a speed of 56km/h and over long distances a comfortable way to go about 16km/h.

It is a very calm animal and when running, the giraffes are very fast, because they have long legs.