Giraffe Postkarte

Tier card showing a beautiful Giraffe pair. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest wiederkäuer. Its species name refers to its camel-like shape and its leopard-like coloring. Its chief distinguishing charteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its identifier coat patterns. The giraffe's scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south, and from niger in the west to Somalia in the east. Giraffes usually unbewohnte Savannas, Grasslands, Open Woodlands. Their primary food source is acacia leaves, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach.