Giraffe Says YUM

The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world! It's of the genus Giraffa, family Giraffidae, and is an African even-toed ungulate mammal. The... more

by Kay Brewer

Title

Giraffe Says YUM

Artist

Kay Brewer

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world! It's of the genus Giraffa, family Giraffidae, and is an African even-toed ungulate mammal. The bird sitting between the giraffe's ears is an African Tickbird. It's a symbiotic relationship: the bird gets fat on the giraffe's ticks and the giraffe doesn't have ticks giving it diseases and slurping its blood. Of course, most of us recognize the long neck and legs and its distinctive coat patterns. They're herbivores but there lies another trait many of us know them for: browsing where only they can browse--at the tops of trees. They don't have a lot of predators, but in Africa there are some very clever predators that can bring down even these tall giraffes...lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs. Giraffes live in a matriararchal herd of related females and their offspring, often large herds. The moms are smart enough to know that when those boys become of a certain age, they shoo them out of the herd. These kicked-out males often form bachelor herds of unrelated adult males.

Featured by FineArtAmerica.com groups:
1. Our Four-Legged Friends, 8/16
2. African Themed Artwork, 8/16
3. Animal Photographs, 10/16
4. Wildlife, 10/17
5. 500 Views, 2/19
6. The ABC Group, N Is For Neck, 11/21
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Thanks for visiting! I’ve been to almost 60 countries and 47 states in the USA so you’re sure to find some virtual travel you’ll love. You’ll find more like this photograph in my African Animals gallery at https://1-kay-brewer.pixels.com/collections/african+animals. I also have galleries full of flowers, animals, sunrises and sunsets, and landscapes. See them all at https://1-kay-brewer.pixels.com/.

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April 26th, 2016