I love animals; in particular, I love horses, dogs, cats and
giraffes. They all have in common
beautiful expressive eyes. This is the
second book I have read about giraffes recently and I’ll not read another. This was a factual account and again there
was a lot of history reported, but the most interesting chapter was the first
where it listed quick facts. A giraffe’s
tongue is approximately 18” long. The
male reaches a height of 18’ and weighs in at 1.5 tons. Females are usually around 16’ tall and
weigh approximately .5 ton. They live
up to age 30. Calves are born after a
15 month gestation period and stand 6 ft at birth. They are also born with horns. The female usually has two horns, males three
and some even have as many as five.
They are gentle giants and do not fight amongst themselves and threaten
no other animal, although their hooves can and do become a violent and deadly
weapon when fending off an enemy. They
do not have tear ducts, although they have been seen shedding a tear. There are nine different color patterns. Although I found the writing dry, I enjoyed
the full color pictures.
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