Giraffe facts
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Last updated: 22/04/2024
Last updated: 22/04/2024
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- kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Mammalia
- order: Cetartiodactyla
- species: Giraffa
- young: Calf
- group: Tower; Herd; Journey when walking
- predator:
Lions; Hyenas; Leopards
- life span: From 20 to 28 years of age
- size: Up to 5.5m tall, that’s almost three times Michael Jordan
- weight: Up to 1,900kg
- locations: East, middle, west Africa; South Africa
- habitats: Grasslands
- population: Around 68,000 adults, according to IUCN
- endangered status: Vulnerable The overall species of Giraffa camelopardalis is classified as ‘Vulnerable’
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These are the sounds of adult giraffes in Namibia and Kenya hissing and snorting against a potential threat.
Published: Jan 9 2018
Source: PubMed Central, National Library of Medicine
Giraffes truly are animals to look up to – because they spend most of their lives standing up. They stand up so much that they even give birth whilst on all fours.