I will never forget the first time I saw a giraffe. There he was, eating the fruits of a tree. It was very elegant, it had a great demeanor with that beautiful and long neck that makes them special and unique. The first curiosity that we are going to mention is that each giraffe shows a specific pattern of spots, which is not exactly repeated with any other specimen of its species. It's part of your DNA.
Giraffes are impressive animals, they seem to have a strange but interesting mixture of a camel with a diplodocus dinosaur (the one with the long neck) and a leopard (because of its spots). They always look very peaceful, in fact, they are known to be very calm animals and feed on herbivores.
Surely it happened to you like me when you saw a giraffe for the first time, and you wondered many things about it. Continue reading this article from our site where we have delved into their world and discovered some curiosities about giraffes.
Your behavior
Giraffes don't like to sleep much, they are quiet but active about sleep. A day, they only sleep between 10 minutes and two hours, this amount of time seems to be enough for it to function properly. They spend most of their lives standing, doing practically everything in this position, including sleeping and giving birth.
Human beings have a lot to learn from the behavior of giraffes. These animals are not only calm but they are very peacefulThey are rarely seen fighting, even in courtship rites that last a maximum of 2 minutes, when the males entwine their necks to win over the female.
Giraffes don't drink much water either, because they get it indirectly from the plants and fruits they eat. They could drink once every few days without becoming dehydrated.
Your physique
As I said before, each giraffe is unique. They have a pattern of their own spots that vary in size, shape, and even color. The males are darker and the females lighter. This is good for researchers because they can more easily identify each specimen.
Giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world, even newborn calves can be taller than any human being. They are true athletes who can reach speeds of up to 20 km/hour, and in a single stride they can go up to 4 m.
Your 50 cm tongue. It serves as a hand, with it they can pick up, hold and access everything. This is known as "prehensile tongue." Just like the elephants with their trunks.
Other curiosities
Most of your communication is non-verbal. This leads to the belief that giraffes do not make any sounds, however it is part of a false myth. Giraffes make flute-like noises with blows and whistles, and other low-pitched, low-frequency sounds that are beyond the range of human hearing. For experts, this aspect of giraffes remains a world to discover.
In some new religions such as "New Age", giraffes are considered as a symbol of flexibility and intuition. Its scientific name "Camelopardalis" means: the leopard-marked camel, which walks quickly"
