GiraffesAs you go through this report, you will learn about the similarities and differences between humans and giraffes. Get ready to travel into the world of a giraffe. You will discover how nice it is to be taller than some trees. Explore their extreme features, diet and habitat. They sometimes exhibit behaviors similar to those of humans in relation to their environment. Let's investigate their world, from birth to death. Do you know how giraffes react to their environment? One way is how giraffes use their hooves. They can do many things with their hooves, such as using them to stand up and walk. Another thing they can do with their hooves is run fast. They also use their hooves for defense by using them to attack and scare off predators. Their hooves are one of the many extreme features of giraffes. Now you will discover other extreme characteristics of giraffes, namely their legs, skin color and neck. To bend over, a giraffe spreads its front legs then lowers its head to lick salt from a natural salt deposit. A giraffe can even move its legs at a forty-five degree angle. These animals can run very fast thanks to their long legs and hard hooves. Their skin color provides excellent camouflage as it has many spots of different sizes and colors. Thanks to its long neck, a giraffe can reach food such as leaves and shoots high up in trees. Here are some other facts I'd like to share with you about how giraffes react to the environment. Giraffes can be found in the wooded grasslands of Africa, but mainly in the savannah areas of the sub-Saharan part of Africa. It generally forms families of three to fifteen giraffes. Another interesting fact... middle of paper ...... At the age of six months, a giraffe's coat turns dark brown and white. They drink their mother's milk and also like to eat grass. When they are a year old, their horns are thick, their hooves are large, and they are so tall that they can reach the top of some trees. Have you ever thought about having a giraffe as a pet? Since you have read this report, you probably know that this would not be a good idea. Giraffes are magnificent wild animals that need plenty of space to move around. It would also be very expensive to feed them because they eat seventy-five pounds of vegetation every day! Plus, a giraffe costs around $25,000! Additionally, because they are considered wild animals, some states require a permit while others prohibit owning a giraffe as a pet. Maybe it's because they also think giraffes should be left in the wild where they can be happy and healthy..