2007-01-29 12:53:23 · 3 answers · asked by xinnybuxlrie 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Give me the average length.
2007-01-29 13:02:44 · update #1
the giraffes neck is exactly 6 feet 5 and one half inches
2007-02-04 13:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by bibi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long enough to reach tree leaves.
Giraffes truly do stand out in a crowd. At the zoo or in their natural habitat of Central Africa, they tower above other beasts, and are the second largest land animals alive today (the African elephant is the largest). The length of the giraffe's neck has intrigued observers down through the years. 'How did the giraffe get its long neck?', some ask.
On witnessing a 3-meter (10 foot) shoulder high giraff stretch its 2.5 meter (8 foot) neck to its limit, and then add almost another foot with its long grasping tongue for that seemingly out-of-reach branch high in an acacia tree, some might believe that the stretching process drove the growth process for the giraffe's neck. But really, is a giraffe capable of adding anything to its stature?
2007-01-29 21:00:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
a giraffe`s neck is 5 ft long
2007-02-05 20:37:08 · answer #3 · answered by slsorre 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋