Enclosure
The Giraffes' enclosure is large allowing sufficient room for the Giraffes to run around. It has two shelters, one looking like a rock and the other like a hut. Both shelters have tall doorways so the Giraffes can enter and exit when they want without having to duck.
Around the enclosure there are 4 poles with small baskets at the top where the Giraffes' food is put. The Giraffes use their height and long tongues to reach and eat their food. There is a black fence that outlines the Giraffe enclosure. This fence also has small baskets where the Giraffes' can get their food. On the outside of this fence there is also a wooden fence that allows more space between the Giraffes and the humans. The floor of the enclosure is a crushed rock surface.
Around the enclosure there are 4 poles with small baskets at the top where the Giraffes' food is put. The Giraffes use their height and long tongues to reach and eat their food. There is a black fence that outlines the Giraffe enclosure. This fence also has small baskets where the Giraffes' can get their food. On the outside of this fence there is also a wooden fence that allows more space between the Giraffes and the humans. The floor of the enclosure is a crushed rock surface.
Appearance (features and characteristics)
Body Covering and Relative Size
Giraffes are relatively large animals. They are extremely tall mammals that have long legs and a very long neck. At birth, baby Giraffes are about 2 metres in height.Their body is covered in fur that is a creamy colour with brown patches and they have a small strip of light brown hair that goes down the back of their neck. Giraffes have a medium length tail with long dark brown fur at the bottom. Their legs are white at the bottom and their hooves a light brown colour.
Giraffes have two ears along with two short horns on their head. They also have a long, purple/blue coloured tongue that is nearly half a metre long. They use their tongue to eat their food.
Giraffes have two ears along with two short horns on their head. They also have a long, purple/blue coloured tongue that is nearly half a metre long. They use their tongue to eat their food.
Behaviour
As it says above, Giraffes have a very long tongue. It is also very strong and flexible, allowing the giraffe to strip leaves from a branch or pluck them off one by one. Their tongue basically acts as their hands.