Giraffes Facts

The blood pressure of a giraffe is the highest in comparison to every animal species.

There are no vocal chords in a giraffe.

A female giraffe gives birth while standing up. The calf drops approximately 6 feet to the ground, but it is not hurt from the fall.

A giraffe's habitat is usually found in African savannas, grasslands or open woodlands.

A male giraffe can weigh as much as a pick up truck! That’s about 1400 kilograms.

A giraffe's heart weighs an incredible 24 pounds.

A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel.

A full grown giraffe's neck can weigh as much as 500 pounds.

The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe.

Giraffes have black tongues.

In one minute, the heart of a giraffe can pump 160 gallons of blood.

An adult giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.

Adult male giraffes bang their long necks together in a form of ritual fighting, during which no harm is done to either giraffe.

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!