Giraffe Tongue
The giraffe tongue is purplish-grey and can extend almost twentyfive (25") inches! This adaptation is believed to keep the tongue from sunburn during their all-day feed.
Giraffe Fun Facts
A mother giraffe often gives birth while standing so that the newborn's first experience outside the womb is a 1.8 m (6 ft.) drop!
A giraffe is quite agile and can run up to 35 mph, and have been known to jump 1.8 m (6 ft).
Bull giraffes forage higher in trees than cow giraffes which reduces food competition between the sexes.
Giraffes sleep for no more than 5 to 30 minutes in 24 hours.
A large male giraffe can eat up to 100 pounds of food in a single day.
A giraffe's heart is 24 pounds in weight and 2 feet in length.
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