Thinkabara🦒 Giraffe Facts for Kids
🐾 Mammals Grades K–5
The giraffe is a plant-eating mammal that lives in Africa. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world.
🦒 Giraffe fact file
- Scientific name
- Giraffa
- Animal group
- Mammal
- Where it lives
- Africa
- Habitat
- Savannas and open woodlands of Africa
- Diet
- Herbivore (plant-eater) — Leaves, flowers and fruit, especially from acacia trees
- Size
- About 14 to 19 feet tall
- Weight
- About 1,500–4,200 lb
- Life span
- About 20–25 years in the wild
- Status
- Vulnerable
📏 A tall giraffe could look into a second-floor window.
⭐ 5 fun facts about giraffes
- Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world.
- A giraffe’s neck has just seven bones — the same number as yours, only much longer.
- Their dark tongues can be about 18 inches long, perfect for pulling leaves off thorny branches.
- A newborn giraffe falls about 5 feet to the ground at birth and can stand within an hour.
- Giraffes need very little sleep, often just a few short naps a day.
Where do giraffes live?
Wild giraffes are found in Africa. Savannas and open woodlands of Africa. If you want to see one in the United States, visit an accredited zoo or aquarium.
What do giraffes eat?
Giraffes are herbivores, which means they eat plants. Their menu: leaves, flowers and fruit, especially from acacia trees.
Is the giraffe endangered?
Status: Vulnerable. That means its numbers are dropping or at risk, so scientists keep a close eye on it. You can help wild animals by learning about them, saving energy, cutting down on plastic and supporting zoos, aquariums and parks that protect wildlife.
Giraffe quiz
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On which continent can you find wild giraffes?
✏️ Write about the giraffe
1. The most surprising fact I learned is…
2. If I could ask a giraffe one question, I would ask…
3. Draw the giraffe in its habitat:
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Where do giraffes live?
Giraffes live in Africa. Their habitat: Savannas and open woodlands of Africa.
What do giraffes eat?
Giraffes are herbivores (plant-eater). They eat: Leaves, flowers and fruit, especially from acacia trees.
How big is a giraffe?
About 14 to 19 feet tall. Weight: About 1,500–4,200 lb. A tall giraffe could look into a second-floor window.
How long do giraffes live?
About 20–25 years in the wild.
Is the giraffe endangered?
Its conservation status is: Vulnerable. That means its numbers are dropping or at risk, so scientists keep a close eye on it.
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