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Giraffe Masai Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi |
- Distribution:
- Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenia.
- Habitat:
- Mostly African, it lives in wide areas rich in vegetation.
- Size:
- It's the higest animal in the world.
Male total height 5,5 m Shoulder height: 3 m.
Female: About 60 cm. less than the male.
Male: 1.100 to 1.900 Kg.
Female: 700 to 1.200 Kg.
- Behaviour:
- Diurnal. It lives in small groups.
Its worst enemies are: lions and large groups of hayeanas.
- Food:
- Rigorously vegetarian, it feeds with sprouts, fruits, flowers e the long thorns of the acacia tree.
- Reproduction:
- A single offspring after 14 to 15 months of gestation.
- Longevity:
- From 25 to 30 years.