Even though the Giraffe is a quiet animal, it does make a distinctive flute-like noise as well as grunts and moans. It has a sharp sense of hearing and can alert animals of nearby predators. Giraffe are not territorial; however they will stay within a certain area and have a male hierarchy.
Mating can occur at any time of the year and calves are born after a gestation of 16 months. When caring for their young, the female Giraffe will leave their calves together during the day to feed. A calf will grow very fast when young, even up to an inch per day. By two months, the calf will be feeding on leaves and by six months, it will be quite independent of its mother. Full grown, a Giraffe will grow up to four to six meters and live up to 28 years (in captivity, not as long in the wild).
The Giraffe does not have many predators, but if threatened, the Giraffe has two defence methods, it will kick it’s aggressor with its front legs or it will use its long neck and densely boned skull as a mallet against another Giraffe. The main predator of the Giraffe is the human. Not many African animals will attack a full grown Giraffe, but a calf will be attacked, usually by a Hyena.
Did you know?
• Giraffe’s tongue’s are blue and can extend more than 40cm long.
• Each Giraffe has its own unique pattern of coat markings.
• There are nine species of Giraffe.
• The Giraffe has seven neck vertebrae like a human, despite its long neck.
• A Giraffe stands while sleeping.
• It is the tallest of all living land mammals.
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