Giraffes When you journey through this report, you will learn about the similarities and differences between humans and giraffes. Be prepared to travel through the world of a giraffe. You will experience how cool it feels to be taller than some trees. Explore their extreme features, diet, and habitat. They sometimes exhibit human-like behaviors in regard to their environment. Let’s investigate their world from birth to death. Do you know how giraffes respond to their environment? One of the
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
2015 Giraffes, Uncovered Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth and that is why I chose to write a paper on them. I want to learn more about them and how they have evolved and survived throughout evolutionary history. Giraffes are in the order Artiodactyla, family Giraffidae, genus Giraffa and species Giraffa camelopardalis. They are native to Africa, mainly found in southern parts, below the Sahara. Giraffes inhabit dry, arid land like savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. Giraffes are herbivores
The Evolution of the Giraffe Neck Throughout time, one theory has remained constant in terms of why giraffes developed longer necks. The idea, which was presented by Charles Darwin states quite simply that giraffes selected for longer necks in order to reach the food that was higher off the ground during the dry season. No one has ever challenged that idea until 1996. Initially, Gould argued that "the story-the giraffe evolved its long neck in competition to reach scare foliage-is supported
The Giraffe-big and Beautiful Ever wonder about the different animals around the world? Ever wonder about their behaviors and features? This all has to do with zoology. Zoology is defined as the branch of biology devoted to the animals. Zoology can be viewed as a series of efforts to analyze and classify animals. Zoology basically explains everything having to do with the entire animal population. Zoology in an important field in the science world because it helps to explain all the different
The Giraffe award was started in 1984 by a woman named Ann Medlock. The award isn't just any given award either. The Giraffe Award is an award given to one person who “sticks their neck out for the common good” and do good deeds for their community and other people. There is five main criteria that it takes to be a Giraffe. First, a Giraffe is someone who acts out in caring. Next, they must go above and beyond their duties and job description. Equally important, their doings must be ultimately healing
Giraffes Did you know thousands of years ago giraffes did not only live in Africa, but they also lived in North America? We do not see these species in North America anymore because they all died because of their inability to adapt. Giraffes adapted into their environment because the food they were eating was on taller trees and after a while, only the selection with longer necks were left. The giraffes we see today, have longer necks because they are the ones that survived by adapting. As all other
Not only are giraffes the tallest animals in the world, they are also one of the most recognizable. Their characteristic long necks quickly captivate any audience. That being said, it is not commonly known that there are thought to be nine subspecies of Giraffa camelopardalis. In fact, there is increasing evidence that these could potentially be separate species in their own right. This paper will discuss where giraffes fit in the Tree of Life and identify the giraffe’s closest relatives, differentiate
lived a pair of every kind of animal. In the center of this heaven grew a tree. This tree was not just any tree, it was the sacred tree of life, and it was not to be harmed in any way. Among the diverse group of animals was a pair of giraffes. The female giraffe had grown tired of eating the same old leaves and fruits. Being strong-willed and stubborn she decided that she just had to try a fruit from the sacred tree. She convinced her husband to accompany her and to be one of the first ones to
their goal. The difference is what shapes these character’s behavior and decision-making abilities. The young boys in “The Giraffe”, by Mauro Senesi, and Prince Hamlet in Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, are characters that face the struggle between reason and passion thus shape their decision-making abilities and their behavior. To begin, the young boys present in “The Giraffe”, all were mesmerized
such story which is deep in its morals is The Giraffe by Mauro Senesi. This story portrays a strong message, and when I read this book I was deeply affected emotionally as well as intellectually. This story helped me understand how accepting the most subtle change to the most significant change is important, it helped me understand
the giraffe. Such as it is the tallest of the terrrestrial animals and largest of the ruminants. The average male giraffe can grow up to 16-20 feet tall and weigh 2,600 lbs. While the female can grow to 15 feet tall and weigh 1800 lbs. The giraffe is a genus of the African even-toed ungulate mammals. Although it will contain specific facts not unlike the ones you just read, it will be more of an overview on the animal as a whole. There are 4 different species and subspecies of the Giraffe such
The earliest ancestors of the giraffe were the Samotherium major. This animal was similar to a giraffe it just had shorter legs and a shorter neck. It looked more like a deer. It lived in the open woodlands of Eurasia. The trees in that are were getting taller so it was harder for them to eat. The food on the ground was also scarce so that made it even harder to get food. They kept reaching their necks higher and higher. The males could have had a genetic mutation that made their neck longer
the centers of attention and suspicion. The Giraffe by Mauro Senesi showcases the perception of a giraffe by people with different ages after its proprietor mysteriously died. In the story, Rolandino, a stubby boy, is willing to take care of the enormous beast because he is also criticized for his shortness and corpulence. The giraffe is unique in the little Italian town. For this reason, lots of people fear it. Nobody knows something about the giraffe which is devoid of its safe keeper. However
1. Food eaten- Giraffes mostly eat plants that they are able to reach such as tall trees where they eat leaves and twigs but have been known to lick dried meat off bones. 2. Dental formula and total dentition- Giraffes have no upper incisors or canines but have a long diastema between both cheeks, the dental formula is 0:0:3:3 3. Teeth shape and size- The giraffes teeth are relatively big but also blunt so that they are able to crush there food (leaves and twigs) with a lot of strength until it is
development of society, an analysis of change affecting rules, lifestyles, and emotions in The Giraffe, by Mauro Senesi, and my personal experiences depict the hardships people must go through in order to accept change. Being a new member of a community makes you unaware of the rules and regulations that
Title: Why do giraffes have long necks? Modern giraffes have long necks because their ancestors’ necks became longer as they stretched to reach leaves high in trees. (Allen, 2014) Scientific Conception Many people have come to believe overtime that animals change during their lifetime in order to adapt to their surroundings. For example, Allen explains, people may believe giraffes may have started with shorter necks and then over time, as they stretched further and further to get to the leaves
Giraffa camelopardalis. Better known as giraffes, these animals have been a great attraction to many zoos over the course of time. With their gentle ways and calm approach there is a reason why they are loved by many. When you look at captive giraffes there does not look like there are any physical problem with them. However, there are many that we do not see. In captivity they face issues that they have to deal with such as teeth, bones and how they sleep. They also deal with stress and anxiety
Personal Response I thought the book Giraffes Can’t Dance was a good book for little ones to hear. I thought it was a cute book as I read it to my sister.My sister Nora thought this book was really good, and would want me to read it to her again. Plot There was a dance party in the african jungle there was a dance party. When Gerald got there he was told by the other animals, he could not dance. He was said and left the party. Gerald met a cricket and the cricket had told him he just need his
Salvador de Madariaga's La jirafa sagrada (The Sacred Giraffe) Amidst the fight for women’s suffrage in Spain, Salvador de Madariaga wrote The sacred giraffe, being the second volume of the posthumous works of Julio. In 1925, the time the book was published, women in the United States and much of Europe had secured the right to vote while those in Spain still remained in the fight. Madariaga an active politician as well as a writer sets up his novel as a world turned upside down. The humorous