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GIRAFFE FACTS CARDS

2024 GIRAFFE FACTS

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PREDATORS OF GIRAFFE LIONS AND CROCODILES
WHAT IS ARE OSSICONES? Ossicones are the two horn-like structures on the heads of male and female giraffes and male okapis. They are made of ossified cartilage covered by skin and hair.
HOW MANY CERVICAL VERTIBRAE DO GIRAFFES HAVE? 7 CERVICAL VERTIBRAE
HOW LONG CAN A GIRAFFE CERVICAL VERTIBRAE BE IN INCHES? THE CERVICAL VERTIBRAE CAN BE UP TO 10 INCHES LONG
HOW MANY SPECIES OF GIRAFFES ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE IUCN? AT THIS TIME THE IUCN ONLY RECOGNIZES "1" SPECIES OF GIRAFFES WITH "9" SUB SPECIES. AS AN ACCREDITED ZOO WE WILL FOLLOW IUCN AT THIS TIME.
DIFFERENT THAN THE IUCN, CURRENT BIOLOGY STATES THAT THERE ARE ACTUALLY HOW MANY SPECIES OF GIRAFFES? BIOLOGY BELIEVES THERE ARE "4" DISTINCT SPECIES.
GIRAFFE COAT MARKINGS ARE AS INDIVIDUAL AS WHAT IN A HUMAN? FINGER PRINTS
GIRAFFE LUNGS HOLD _______ GALLONS OF AIR. 12
CLOSEST RELATIVE OF THE GIRAFFE IS THE _________. OKAPI
THE GIRAFFE SPECIES NAME CAMELOPARDALIS REPRESENTS TWO ANIMALS IT WAS NAMED AFTER. WHAT WERE THEY? CAMEL FOR THE GIRAFFES LONG NECK AND THE LEOPARD FOR ITS SPOTS.
WHAT DOES ARTIODACTYLA REFER TO WITH THE GIRAFFE? EVEN-TOED UNGULATES (HOOFED MAMMALS)
WHAT IS THE LIFE SPAN OF THE GIRAFFE? 15-20 YEARS
GIRAFFE GESTATION IS HOW LONG? 14 MONTHS
HOW MANY CALVES ARE NORMALLY BORN? ONE
WHAT IS THE HEIGHT AT THE BIRTH OF THE CALF? 6 FEET
THE AVERAGE GIRAFFE WEIGHT AT BIRTH IS WHAT? 100-220 POUNDS
GIRAFFE MATURITY IS AT WHAT AGE? 3-5 YEARS
FEMALE GIRAFFES CAN GROW TO HOW TALL? 14 FEET
MALE GIRAFFES CAN GROW TO _______ FEET TALL. 18 FEET
AN ADULT FEMALE CAN WEIGH UP TO _________ POUNDS. 1500 POUNDS
THE ADULT MALES WEIGHT CAN BE UP TO ________ POUNDS. 3000 POUNDS
GIRAFFES CAN RUN SHORT DISTANCES AT ABOUT _______MPH. 35 MPH
HOW DOES A GIRAFFE DEFEND ITSELF FROM PREDATORS? USES ITS LEGS TO KICK.
GIRAFFES FEET ARE ABOUT ______INCHES ACROSS. 12 INCHES ACROSS LIKE A DINNER PLATE
THE EYES OF A GIRAFFE ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A ______ ____ (2 WORDS) GOLF BALLS
CALVES GROW HOW MUCH PER DAY DURING THE FIRST WEEK? ONE INCH PER DAY!
THE GIRAFFE IS THE TALLEST LAND MAMMAL. TRUE OR FALSE? TRUE
THE GIRAFFE HAS A 6 FOOT NECK AND ITS NECK CAN WEIGH AS MUCH AS 600 POUNDS. TRUE OR FALSE. TRUE
THE FRONT LEGS ARE 6 FEET LONG BUT THE BACK ARE SHORTER. TRUE OR FALSE. FALSE. BOTH ARE 6 FEET LONG
A GIRAFFE HAS A HEART THAT IS 2 FOOT LONG AND WEIGHS 15 POUNDS. TRUE OR FALSE? FALSE, IT IS 2 FEET LONG BUT WEIGHS AT LEAST 25 POUNDS.
HOW MANY HOURS A DAY DOES A GIRAFFE EAT? 16-20 HOURS A DAY
WHAT AMOUNT OF TIME IN A 24 HOUR DAY DOES A GIRAFFE SPEND SLEEPING? 15-30 MINUTES IN A 24 HOUR DAY
A GIRAFFE EATS 75 POUNDS A DAY OF FOOD. WHAT IS THE FAVORITE TYPE OF LEAVES TO EAT? ACACIA TREE OR SHRUB LEAVES
HOW LONG IS THE PREHENSILE TONGUE OF A GIRAFFE? 18"
WHAT IS THE GIRAFFE TONGUE COLORATION POSSIBLY FOR? SUNSCREEN, AS SO MUCH TIME IS SPENT EATING.
WHAT HELPS THE GIRAFFE BE ABLE TO EAT THE ACACIA PLANTS WHEN THEY ARE SO THORNY? (4)POSSIBLE ANSWERS 1. THE PREHENSILE TONGUE IS LEATHERY AND GETS BETWEEN THE THORNS IN THE TREES. 2. THE MOUTH IS ALSO ROUGHENED TO PREVENT THORN INJURIES. 3. THE SALIVA IS EXTREAMLY THICK AND STICKY AND WILL COVER ANY THORN THAT DOES MAKE IT INTO THE MOUTH. 4. TH
WHERE DO GIRAFFES GET A LOT OF THEIR WATER? FROM THEIR DIET OF ACACIA
WHEN WATER HAS TO BE DRANK FROM A STREAM OR LAKE HOW IS THE GIRAFFE PROTECTED FROM PREDATORS? ANOTHER GIRAFFE WILL BE ON LOOK OUT WHEN THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE DRINKING.
HOW MUCH CAN GIRAFFES DRINK AT A TIME? 10 GALLONS A DAY
HOW ARE CALVES BORN POSITIONALLY? FRONT FEET FIRST, THEN HEAD, THEN THE REST. THE DROP BREAKS THE UMBILICAL CORD. THE LANDING CAUSES THE CALF TO TAKE ITS FIRST BREATH.
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR AN NEWBORN WHO IS BORN AND READY TO BE UP AND NURSING WITHIN AN HOUR? PRECOCIAL: YOUNG ARE RELATIVELY MATURE AND MOBILE FROM THE MOMENT OF BIRTH OR HATCHING.
YOUNG GIRAFFE START TRYING VEGETATION WITHIN A WEEK, ARE EATING LEAVES AT 4 MONTHS, BUT STILL NURSING TILL ____ -_____ MONTHS. 6-9 MONTHS
CONSERVATION MESSAGE: ISSUE IS HABITAT LOSS AND LIVESTOCK OVERGRAZING. WHAT IS SDZWA SUPPORTING IN N. KENYA? A ______________EFFORT THAT IS FINDING WAYS FOR WILDLIFE AND __________ TO LIVE TOGETHER. COMMUNITY, PEOPLE
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