The tallest animal in the world - Giraffe
Giraffe males are 4.5 to 6.1 meters tall, females are 4.1 to 5.5 meters tall; males weigh 900 to 2000 kg, females weigh 700 to 1300 kg; neck length averages 2.4 meters; height at birth 1.8 meters; weight at birth 44 to 70 kg. Both males and females have a small short horn on the top of the head that wraps around the skin and fuzzy hair, with a light brown base color that does not come off throughout life. In addition, it has two pairs of horns behind the ears and eyes, but they are not very obvious.
Some male giraffes also have a horn in the center of their foreheads. Thus, they have 6 to 7 horns. The eyes are large and protruding, located on the top of the head, suitable for long-range vision. In addition to a pair of large eyes is to monitor the enemy's natural "lookout", but also constantly turn their ears to find the source of sound, until the conclusion that nothing happened, then continue to eat. The head of the giraffe has a hard, horn-like skull. The giraffe's coat is sparse and short, clad in a light yellow background and covered with a dark brown reticulated coat of different shapes and sizes, the reticulated skin is a natural protective color.
Giraffes have a very acute sense of hearing and vision. The eyes can see what's behind them, but they rarely make a sound. Male giraffes are more "belligerent" and take quite a long time to fight, surrounding each other like two people fighting each other, who won't leave first.
There are nine subspecies of giraffe, all of which inhabit tropical and subtropical savannas, scrub, open acacia woodlands, arid and open savanna areas and semi-desert areas where trees are scarce. They are not territorial, are sociable, and form loose colonies that range between 5 and 650 square kilometers.
Giraffe effect, the giraffe's neck is very long, resulting in the consequences of the sole of the foot was stabbed on Monday, Saturday to reach the brain, used to describe a person to do things always slow half-beat. People with giraffe personality, often let people have a sense of puzzlement, do everything slowly, eat slowly, write slowly, talk slowly, walk slowly, but this slow half-beat people, to a certain extent and in some ways have a self-protection function.
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