Angolan Giraffe

giraffa giraffa angolensis

The Angolan Giraffe is the tallest animal in the world! With its long neck, it can reach leaves high up in trees that other animals can't.

Lebensraum: Savannas and woodlands of Angola and neighboring countries.

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The Angolan Giraffe has a pale, sandy-yellow coat covered in large, irregularly shaped brown spots with jagged edges. These distinct patterns extend down their legs, which often have an unspotted, lighter lower section, setting them apart visually.

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Angolan Giraffe

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A giraffe's neck is too short to reach the ground, so they splay their front legs to drink!

Angolan Giraffes only sleep for short naps, usually standing up, for a few hours daily.

Newborn Angolan Giraffes can stand and even run within just an hour of birth.

Their enormous heart can pump 60 liters of blood per minute to reach their brain!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Angolan Giraffe has incredible eyesight and height that helps them spot predators or other giraffes from far distances across the savanna.

Angolan Giraffe can grab tough, thorny leaves with its long (up to 45cm), prehensile tongue because it's strong and protected, reaching high branches safely.

Angolan Giraffe has a four-chambered stomach that helps them efficiently digest fibrous plant material, extracting maximum nutrients from their leafy diet.

Maße und Details

Länge: 400-550 cm
Gewicht: 700-1930 kg
Lebenserwartung: 15-25 Jahre
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1
Tragzeit: 400-460 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tall giants munch on leaves, shoots, and fruits from various trees and shrubs, especially acacias.

Altersunterschiede: Calves primarily drink milk for several months, gradually beginning to browse on leaves and shoots as they mature.

Hauptnahrung

Acacia leaves
Combretum leaves
Grewia leaves
Mopane leaves
Kalahari apple-leaf

Nahrungssuche

Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Lion

Panthera leo

Main predator, especially of calves.

eaten by

Spotted Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Often preys on young or vulnerable giraffes.

eats

Camel Thorn Tree

Acacia erioloba

A primary food source in their habitat.

eats

Leadwood Tree

Combretum imberbe

They browse on its leaves and shoots.

Merkmale

Gefleckt

Mit Flecken oder farblich abgesetzten Bereichen gezeichnet.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.