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The
Giraffe
The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal.
It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck bone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the
giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the human. Even
a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone
in a giraffe's neck is very long, while the bones in a human's neck are small.
That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time.
The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of
eight it is full-grown. The giraffe can live for 30 years; the giraffe is good
at running; it can run 30 kilometers per hour. The giraffe likes to live
together, usually 7~10 a group. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has
a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.
