Facts about the Giraffe
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- In china, where giraffes were first imported as curiosities, they were thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard. this lead to there odd name: giraffa camelopardalis.
- A just born giraffe is 6 feet in height.
- An adult giraffes tongue is 27 inches long.
- Each step taken by a giraffe is 15 feet in length.
- the adult female giraffe is called a cow.
- the male giraffe is called a bull.