Giraffes - description, area, food

Giraffe is mammal from the giraffe family. The highest dry animal on Earth.

Description:

Giraffe is the highest terrestrial mammal on the planet. Men reach a height of 5.7 m from the ground to the horns: 3.3 m to the shoulders and neck rises to 2.4 meters. The female is 0.7-1 meters shorter than the male. The weight of the male is about 1930 kg, and the female - 1180 kg. The calf is born with a weight of 50 - 55 kg and an increase of about 2 meters. Giraffes of both sexes have a spotted color. It varies depending on the habitat. All nine subspecies have different models.

Areal:

Home giraffes - this is Africa. They are mainly distributed from the south of the Sahara to the east of the Transvaal and in the northern part of Botswana.