Giraffe

📸 Photo by Jo Woods on Unsplash

Towering over 5 m, the giraffe browses acacia leaves with a 45 cm tongue and unique patchwork coat. Bulls duel by swinging necks, but most of the day is calm grazing. A strong heart powers blood to its brain. Numbers are dropping due to poaching and habitat loss.

Habitat: The Giraffe can be found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central-african-rep, Chad, Dem-rep-congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Somalia, South-africa, S-sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Rwanda, Burkina-faso, Malawi