Introduction
The Giraffe is one of the most interesting creatures on earth, it is the tallest land animal on the planet and it has the tallest neck among all creatures. It is originated in Africa and it inhabits the savannahs, grass lands and woodlands. Although it has thin legs, it has a very strong kick that can lead to fatal injuries to any animal that tries to prey on it, especially lions which are more likely to target giraffes than any other animals. The giraffe would fight with other giraffes using its neck rather than its legs because legs can be fatal and dominance in the giraffe family is only shown by using the neck. The giraffe’s appearances are similar to camels in terms of features such as hooves, tall legs and long tongues, and its body movements are also similar because both animals have 4 long legs.
Habitat and Feeding
Giraffes are herbivorous creatures that usually inhabit environments such as grasslands, Savannas and woodlands that are less dense. Some are also found in desert environments like the Angolan giraffe. Giraffes prefer a few number of trees to feed from, an example of their most prefer trees is the genera Acacia, Commiphora and Terminallia. Other food sources are fruits and shrubs that giraffes can find while searching for food. A giraffe can eat up to 34 kilograms of food daily. Although it’s an herbivorous creature, giraffes have been seen licking dried meat off bones if passing by a carcass.
Food is scarce when the wet season arrives therefore giraffes gather and roam in small groups rather than large to gather around the remaining bushes and evergreen trees. Giraffes feed highly in the first and last hours of daytime, between these hours, giraffes stand and ruminate. At night giraffes lie ...
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... the males are and after the fight ends the victor will mount the losing male to claim its victory and attract females for reproduction.
Conclusion
In conclusion the giraffe is one of the most majestic creatures on earth, they are known to be unique and many people are fascinated by the height and beauty of this creature. It lives among the giraffe family and communicate with other giraffes to detect danger, tend to its young and reproduce. It is strong and not usually targeted by predators because it can detect danger easily and can gallop fast enough to get away from danger.
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The common name is the African Elephant, the scientific name is Loxodonta Africana, the phylum is Vertebrata, the class is Mammalia, the order is Proboscidea, and the family is Elephantidae. The Closest Relatives to the African Elephant are: the Asian Elephant, mammoths, primitive proboscidean (mastodons), sea cows, and hyraxes. Scientists believe that the African Elephant evolved from one of its closest relatives, the Sea Cow. The geographical location and range of the African elephant covers all of central and southern Africa. In Ethiopia there are isolated populations that exist around Lake Chad in Mali and Mauritania. Also in Kenya, Rhodesia, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Zaire, and in National parks located in South Africa, as well as several other countries. African Elephants, originally, were found in all of the Sub-Saharan African habitats except desert steppes. Elephants still occupy diverse habitats such as: temperate grassland, tropical savanna and grass lands, temperate forest and rainforest, tropical rainforest, tropical scrub forest, and tropical deciduous forest despite their drastic decline in numbers. However, their migratory patterns and habitat use have changed, due to the fact that they are restricted to protected areas. The elephant can exist in many types of environments but it prefers places that have many trees and bushes, which the elephant needs both for food and shade. They also like warm areas that have plenty of rainfall.
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The fossil record of horses extends back to an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae, a dog-like ancestor 55 to 42 million years ago in the genus Hyracotherium in North America. Hyracotherium had a primitively little face , four-toed forefeet, three-toed hind feet, an arched back, small brain, and higher hindquarters than forehand. Later genus has increased in body size, brain complexity, the size of cheek teeth, lengthening of the face, and reduction of toe number. However, even though horses got larger over time but these trends are not seen in all of the horse lines. Genus such as Hipparion existed from 23 to 2 million years ago, showed gains in size, But some later genus such as Archeohippus, and Calippus got smaller again (Boundless, 2016),(Encyclopedia of Life,2015), (equineworld.co.uk, 2014), (Molen, M.
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When I was three years old, I spent my summer in a pond by my home chasing frogs and snakes. When I was five years old, my mother found me sleeping under a mare with her foal. When I was fifteen I spent my spare time working for a family friend’s thoroughbred farm. However, my first love for animal care was born when I was nineteen when I first held an owl. I was an extremely fortunate child to grow up in the Maine wilderness as I did, learning to marvel at the raw beauty of nature at a young age. I attended a nature themed summer camp every year throughout my youth, learning about the sciences of soil and water systems and how they impacted the animals around them. I took every opportunity to immerse myself in animals at any opportunity, from