Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Behavioral Adaptations of the Giraffe

Hello People,

The giraffes have several behavioral adaptations known as


  • The giraffes drink water in order to survive. This is very hard for a giraffe to drink water. Giraffes have long necks so that can't really see what is behind them. Animal predators can smash the giraffe's neck. Human poachers have a better target of the length. The giraffes gulp down the water. They can gulp the water down without choking. Giraffes can drink up to 10 gallons of water in a few minutes. 
  • A giraffe's height and weight becomes large when it is time to go to sleep. Giraffes have adapted to sleep when standing up. 
  • Giraffes can survive on the dew from the leaves that they drink.


  • They have adapted to where they can have a drink in a long while. 
  • Giraffes can sleep 30 mins of their day, and they can still survive.
  • Giraffes usually sleep in 5 minute intervals, while another giraffe is put in place for lookout.



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