The tallest animal in the world is the giraffe.

There are many strange animals in the world. They have lived on the earth for a longer time than humans, and they have gradually evolved with the changes of time and environment. Do you know what is the tallest animal in the world and how tall it is? Let's have a look!

The tallest animal in the world is the giraffe.

Giraffe (average height 5 meters)

Giraffe is 4.5-6. 1m for male and 4. 1-5.5m for female: 900-2,000kg for male and 700-1300kg for female; The average neck length is 2.4 meters; Height at birth1.8m; Weighing 44-70kg at birth. Both men and women have a pair of short horns, with skin and fluff on their heads, and the background color is light brown, which will not be taken off for life. In addition, there are two diagonal corners behind its ears and eyes, but they are not obvious. Some male giraffes have a horn in the center of their foreheads. Therefore, they have 6-7 horns. Eyes are large and prominent, located on the top of the head, suitable for hyperopia. In addition to a pair of big eyes are natural "watchmen" who monitor the enemy, they will keep turning their ears to find the sound source until they conclude that they are safe. The giraffe's head has a hard horny skull. Giraffes are covered with short hair, wearing a coat with a light yellow background and a mottled pattern of dark brown, with different shapes and sizes. The mottled pattern on their skin is a natural protective color.

Giraffe's long neck, like other mammals, has only seven vertebrae, but their vertebrae are longer and have strong muscles closely connected with each other. The trunk is short and slopes downward from the shoulders to the hips. There is a mane on the back of the neck. The tail is very long, with a bunch of long hair at the end. The front legs are longer than the rear legs. The hoof is as big as a dinner plate, the heart is 65 cm wide and the lung capacity is 50 liters. The height of giraffes requires their blood pressure to be higher than that of ordinary animals, because only in this way can the heart transport blood to the "distant" brain. The blood pressure of giraffes is about three times that of adults. Because giraffes have high necks, when they bow their heads, the webbed feet behind their ears will adjust their blood pressure to prevent it from getting too high. Giraffe's tongue is 40 cm long, blue and black, and its lips are thin and elastic. It can easily avoid the dense long thorns on the periphery of plants and roll up the leaves hidden in the inner layer. The sticky saliva on the tongue and the tough horny ridges on the lips can prevent it from being stabbed by locusts.

Giraffe's long neck and long legs are also good cooling towers. They live in the hot savanna, and because of their large surface area, they are conducive to heat dissipation and can adapt to the surrounding environment well. Lung capacity is also large, which is conducive to breathing fresh air and discharging waste gas. Giraffes are inconvenient to drink water because of their long legs. They have to spread their front legs or kneel on the ground to drink water. When drinking water, they are very vulnerable to other animals, so giraffes who live in groups often don't drink together.

Why are giraffes the tallest in the world?

Giraffe is one of the precious animals in the world.

They live in southeast Africa and often like to move in groups in dry grasslands and semi-desert areas.

Multiple groups can exceed 100. They feed on plants.

Like cattle, they ruminate when eating. In South Africa, giraffes can often be seen lying or standing for hours, chewing food from their stomachs.

The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world because its neck and legs are very long (the front legs are higher than the rear legs), especially its neck is very long. The largest giraffe in the world is a Masai giraffe named "George" born in Chester Zoo, England on June 8, 65438/KLOC-0. When he was 9 years old, his head almost touched the giraffe house more than 6 meters high. This giraffe died on July 22nd, 2008. Giraffe shot in the wild

It is said that some of them are close to 7 meters high, which is one third higher than the tallest elephant.

Giraffes run very fast when enemy animals chase them.

Can run 60 kilometers per hour. It walks in a completely different way from other mammals.

Even the two legs on the same side jump forward and forward at the same time, and the giraffe's long legs sometimes show disadvantages. When drinking water

Either stretch your front legs twice or kneel on the ground.

It's hard until your head touches the water. Every time it drinks water.

Stand up and rest for 4-6 times to see if there are any enemy animals around. When giraffes feel danger,

Stand up immediately.

The nose hummed loudly to show anger and surprise.

Then run away quickly. (fortune telling)

Giraffes have horns.

But unlike other horned animals. Its angular surface is covered with furry skin for life and will never change or fall off. under normal conditions

Giraffes have three diagonal corners on their heads, and the largest pair grows on the top of their heads.

Obviously, the small pair grows behind the ear; The young couple was born behind their eyes. Because the last two corners are very short, they are generally called "protrusions"

Often go unnoticed. Male giraffes also have a seventh horn, which grows in the middle of their foreheads.

This is a basis for discrimination between men and women.

Giraffes can weigh more than 1000 kg. Although giraffes are tall,

But lions in Africa often eat it. As soon as the lion meets the giraffe.

Jump up and attack its neck first

Then attack with teeth and claws

Let the giraffe fall to the ground and die. Occasionally, the lion slips carefully, and the giraffe will fight back quickly.

Step on the lion's chest and ribs with your front foot.

Until the lion was trampled to death.

The pregnant period of giraffes is 15 months. The doe was standing when she gave birth. Newborn deer can weigh up to 55 kilograms. Although its abdomen is still dragging a long umbilical cord, it has stood at 1.8 meters high.

Giraffe (9 subspecies)

Giraffe subspecies Angola (scientific name: Giraffe Camelopardis Angolensis);

The fur pattern has large spots and gaps on the edge, extending to the whole lower limbs.

Distributed in Angola, Kunena River, Zambia and northern Namibia.

Giraffe subspecies Kordofan (scientific name: Giraffe Camelopolaris Antiquorum);

The fur pattern is small and irregular, covering the inside of the leg.

Distributed in western and southwestern Sudan and Kordofan state.

Giraffe named subspecies (scientific name: giraffa camelopardis camelopardis);

The spots are square and chestnut; The background color is white. There are no spots on the inside of the legs and below the upper limbs.

Distributed in Nubia, East Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Northeast China.

Giraffe subspecies of South Africa (scientific name: Giraffe Camelopolaris Giraffe);

The spots of this subspecies are round and sometimes star-shaped. The background color is light brown and extends to the hoof.

South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Giraffe subspecies in West Africa (scientific name: Giraffe Camelopolaris Peralta);

This subspecies has yellowish spots on its fur.

Distributed at the junction of Niger River and Benue River, Nigeria and Chad.

Giraffe Somali subspecies (scientific name: giraffa camelopardis reticulata);

This subspecies has large polygonal brown spots lined with bright white meshes. Spots are sometimes dark red and can spread to the feet. It is the most common giraffe in the zoo.

Distributed in Mount Loroji in northeastern Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Giraffe subspecies Uganda (scientific name: Giraffe Camelopolaris Rothschild I);

The fur spots of this subspecies are dark brown rectangles with fuzzy reticulation. Sometimes there are spots on the lower limbs.

Distributed in Uganda, north-central Kenya and western Ethiopia.

Giraffe subspecies Zambia (scientific name: Giraffe Camelopardis Thornicofti);

The fur pattern of this subspecies is star-shaped and extends to the lower limbs.

Distributed in eastern Zambia, South Luangwa Valley and northeastern Zimbabwe.

Giraffe subspecies Marseilles (scientific name: giraffa camelopardis tippelskirchi);

The fur pattern of this subspecies is like a grape leaf with serrated edges. The background color is dark chocolate.

Distributed in southern Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.