What leaves do giraffes eat? What leaves do giraffes eat?

1. Giraffes can eat all kinds of leaves in the wild, especially the leaves of mimosa. A giraffe can eat 63 kilograms of leaves and branches every day. When the leaves are full of water, you can not drink water for a year. Habitat in tropical and subtropical savanna, scrub, open acacia woodland, arid and open savanna in Africa and semi-desert with few trees. It is a herbivore and feeds on leaves and branches. Giraffes live for about 27 years in the wild, and those in the zoo can live for more than 29 years. Native to Africa, mainly distributed in eastern transvaal province, natal province and northern Botswana from sub-Saharan to South Africa. It has disappeared in most parts of West Africa, except for some individuals in Niger. In South Africa, giraffes have been reintroduced into hunting. It is the national treasure of South Africa.

Giraffe is a ruminant cloven-hoofed animal, which grows in Africa. Its Latin name means "leopard camel". They are the tallest land animals in the world. Standing from head to toe can reach 6-8 meters, weighing about 700 kilograms, and the height of newborn baby is 1.5 meters; The coat color pattern is spotted and reticulate, with a wide forehead, a sharp snout, large and upright ears, and 1 pair of short horns on the top of the head, covered with skin and fine hair; The neck is particularly long, with 1 rows of bristles on the back of the neck; Short stature; The limbs are tall and strong, the forelimbs are slightly longer than the hind limbs, and the hooves are wide; The tail is short with black tufts at the end. Teeth are primitive low crown teeth, which can not be based on grass, but only on leaves; The tongue is very long and can be used for feeding; Having short horns covered with hairy skin.