2006-06-10 18:43:45 · 11 answers · asked by PAUL F 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
they evolved to eat leaves from the high trees ,a left over from the dinosaurs.
nature is very clever has animals specialised in all the kinds of food available
2006-06-10 18:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are actually 2 suggestions regarding the long necks of giraffes. Originally, it was thought that their necks were long to eat off the tops of trees, which they do sometimes. However, a somewhat recent study reported that when there is a preference, giraffes will eat at the intermediates levels of trees instead. The second suggestion is in regards to sexual selection. This idea states that giraffes evolved long necks to be better at fighting in order to win over females. The giraffes that had the longest necks tended to win the male-male competitions and hence could reproduce more frequently.
2006-06-11 08:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by twerp 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone thinks girrafes have long necks so that they can eat off of trees but thats not why. The use their long necks in mating. Males fight other males by wrapping their necks around another makes neck, they take eachother down like that.
2006-06-10 18:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Andy's Girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
coz they evolved that way... They like to eat leaves from trees so they must elongate their necks... over time they got what they want so there you go.... long-necked mammals roaming and running around the continent of Africa...
2006-06-10 18:48:23 · answer #4 · answered by -jArOh- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know that saying of y guys with small dic*s have big cars? Well maybe its the same with giraffes except with long necks instead of big cars.
2006-06-10 18:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Lemons 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God wants the giraffes to have long neck. That's why. And it also have purposes.
2006-06-10 18:47:33 · answer #6 · answered by annaliesse_coolgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
animals are the way they for a reason, its like asking why we have short necks lol no one knows its just the way it is
2006-06-10 18:46:20 · answer #7 · answered by jessie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To reach all the way from their bodies to their heads, of course!
2006-06-10 18:45:45 · answer #8 · answered by W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because their head is so far from their body.
2006-06-10 18:46:28 · answer #9 · answered by Victoria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they can eat branches off tall trees
2006-06-10 18:45:05 · answer #10 · answered by faqsheepdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋