Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Classification
Domain Eukarya: This domain includes a nucleus, and can be single celled or multicellular.
Kingdom Animalia: All members of this kingdom are multicelluar, have complex rapid movement,and are heterotrophs.
Phylum Chordata: All members of this kingdom have bilateral symmetry, have a segmented body, and they have three gem layers.
Subphylum Vertebrata: This kingdom has a bony or cartouaginous endoskeleton, they have a muscular body, perforated pharynx, and they have movement that is provided by muscles that are attached to the endoskeleton.
Class Mammalia: These mammals are characterized by their differentiated teeth, these mammals have hair that affects the appearance through color and pattern, and specialized hairs have a sensory functions.
Order Artiodactyla: They have guard hair and under fur, most mammals have antlers or tusks, most of these species have two or four toes on each foot.
Family Giraffidae: The giraffe family includes giraffids and the okapi, giraffids have a complex four chambered ruminating stomach, giraffids have horns.
Genus Giraffa: This kingdom only contains the Giraffe.
Species: Giraffa camelopardalis.
General Description
Length: Tails are long and thin from about 76 to 101 cm in length.
Weight: Males are 2,400 to 4,250; females are 1,540 to 2,600.
Color: Both male and female are the same color, the colors are black, yellow and brown.
Natural range: The giraffe is found in Africa.
Diet: They eat leaves, flowers, seed pods, and fruits
Habitat description: Found in savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands found away from water, and live in only warm places.
Predators: Lions, leopards, hyaena, crocodiles.
Other facts: Giraffes are polgynous, most giraffe births take place from May or August.
Giraffes eating food
Graphic range
Baby giraffe
Physical Adaptions
Behavioral Adaptations
References
Burton, M., & Burton, R. (2002). Giraffe. In International wildlife encyclopedia (3rd ed., Vol. 7, pp. 975-977). New York, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
Find giraffes in their natural habitat [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/allaboutgiraffes13/home/location
Maisano, S. 2006. "Giraffa camelopardalis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 11, 2015 at http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Giraffa_camelopardalis/
Reticulated Giraffe. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.czs.org/Brookfield-ZOO/Zoo-Animals/Habitat-Africa!-The-Savannah/Reticulated-Giraffe.aspx