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5 Giraffes Anne Innis Dagg
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Please wait Enter your email address to sign up for email updates about our products and services. Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/10/2015 - 3:47pm. Giraffes have a small hump on their back and have a spotted pattern similar to that of a leopard. Photo: 5 Giraffes at Nkorho 11. Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period! Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up; they even sleep and give birth standing up. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, Fully grown giraffes stand 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall, with males taller than females. Occasionally, and only for very short periods of no more than 5 minutes, giraffe can sleep with their head resting back on their rump. Watch The Nature of Things: Giraffes - The Forgotten Giants from Season 55 at TVGuide.com. Giraffes only need 5-30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period. Kids learn about this protected species found in Africa. The yet-to-be-named female is the sixth calf born to Clover, and the 19th giraffe born at the zoo since the early 1990s, Como officials said. Giraffes are the world's tallest animals. The animal snapped its neck in a battle with a foe and now nibbles food from lower trees. Young giraffes hang out in nursery groups until they are around 5 months old, resting and playing together while their mothers forage in the distance. Reticulated giraffes at Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.