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Giraffe - newborn baby

Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth today. A giraffe could be up to 14 feet tall, about 1500 lbs. The neck alone can be over 6 ft. long and weighs about 600 pounds! A giraffe's heart is 2 feet long and weighs about 25 pounds.

Giraffes are easy to distinguished by it's characteristics: its extremely long neck and legs, ossicones: horn-like (or antler-like) protuberances on the heads of giraffes, and distinctive coat patterns. Giraffes can run as fast as 35 mph, over short distances. Even the giraffe's tongue is long, 21-inches!

Up to nine subspecies of giraffe are recognized.
the West African, Rothschild's, Reticulated, Masai,
South African giraffe, Kordofan, Nubian giraffe,
Angolan giraffe also known as Namibian giraffe
The Rhodesian giraffe is considered to be geographically isolated, occurring only in Zambia. An estimated 1,500 live in the wild, with no captive populations.

*Two subspecies, the West African giraffe and the Rothschild giraffe, have been classified as Endangered*

The giraffe is a protected species in most of its range. It is the national animal of Tanzania, and is protected by law. Unauthorized killing can result in imprisonment. Wikipedia

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