Savanna · Mammal

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. Its long neck lets it reach acacia leaves that no other animal can.

Yaman scale

Drawn side by side with Yaman, to the same scale.

Height3.3Yamans

Giraffe: height 5 m — that's 3.3 times Yaman's height.

Weight29Yamans

Around 1 tonnes — as heavy as 29 Yamans.

Where does the giraffe live?: Savannas of eastern and southern Africa. In our zoo it lives in the Savanna zone.
What does the giraffe eat?: It is a herbivore: it eats plants.
How big does the giraffe get?: Height: 5 m. It weighs 800–1,200 kg.
How long does the giraffe live?: 20–25 years in the wild.
How fast is the giraffe?: It can reach about 60 km/h.
Is the giraffe endangered?: On the IUCN Red List it is listed as vulnerable. Numbers are falling; it will be in danger without protection.

A giraffe's neck has only 7 bones, the same as ours — each one is just very long.
Its tongue is about 45 centimetres long and dark purple.
Every giraffe has its own unique pattern of patches, like a fingerprint.

Vulnerable. Numbers are falling; it will be in danger without protection.

IUCN Red List