Giraffe

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is coarse graminivorous mammal from family giraffes (Giraffidae). He is the highest existing species on earth. It inhabits dry woodlands and savannas of Africa south of Sahara. Considered is the local tribes as a sacred animal.
Males reach a height of 4,7-5,3 m and weigh from 800 to 1930 kg. Females are generally smaller. They are higher than 3,9 to 4,5 m and weigh from 550 to 1930 kg. Giraffe is one of the two species included in the family Zhirafovi, the other is smaller and rare windfalls. There are nine generally accepted subspecies.
The heart of giraffe is not less than 60 cm in length, weighs 11 pounds and beat with 95 beats per minute when the giraffe is stationary. Located at 2 to 3 m below the brain. Circulatory system of the giraffe is accurate. It pumps excess blood when the head is low to the ground and prevents the blood to return quickly back into the heart of abrupt flattening of the neck and lifting his head.
Adult male giraffe can feed on leaves of acacia 6 m above the ground. Impresses with its long neck almost 2 meters. His body is red-brown spots, separated by white stripes. His eyes are great long and bushy eyelashes and head has two small horns coated leather. Its upper lip is well developed and his tongue reaching 40 cm in length.
The giraffe is an animal that is fed exclusively with branches. Carefully select your food, which for the most part consists of leaves and shoots of trees and shrubs, creeping and creeping plants and some grasses. Depending on the season also eat flowers, pods, seeds and fruits.
Giraffes do everything right. Their deep sleep is not more than 10 minutes. Resting, their neck up, and when drinking water, wide open up their front legs to be able to bend enough. Giraffes drink 50 liters of water.
Live in populated areas and wooded grasslands in Africa south of Sahara.
Typical resolution of the giraffe is the progressive accumulation of bone material around the skull, especially in males, so that specimens are found with three or even five horns. The number of giraffes declined in the last 30 years by about 40% due to the decline of habitats.