GIRAFFES

CLASSIFICATION

• Kingdom: animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Order: mammalia
• Class: Artiodactyla

CLASSIFICATION CON'T

• Genus: giraffa
• Species: Camelopardalis

Location
Found in small parts of Africa. Mainly south of the Saharan Desert.

Habitat:
Open plains of the African Savanna.

Information
Scientific name: Giraffa Camelopardalis
Common name: Giraffe

More information
Status on the red list: least concern
Population: aprox. 140,000
Food: leaves from trees
Preferably acacia trees

Giraffes
Tallest mammals on earth
Size: aprox. 2000-3000 lbs
16-18 feet males
14-16 feet females

FACTS

• Run as fast as 35mph over shorts instances
• Cruise over long distances
• Only need to drink once every few days
• Get their water from most plants they eat.
• 4 stomachs

FACTS CON'T

• Darker the spots the older the giraffe
• Stand up most of the time.
• An adult giraffe’s heart is 2 feet long and 20lbs
• Giraffes tongues are 20 in long

THREATS

• Habitat lost and poaching for meat and hides
• Get killed for tails
• Tails are used as lucky charms, threads for sewing