Fun facts about giraffes
Work your way through this activity and learn some interesting facts about giraffes.
Giraffe word search
True or False
1. Giraffes are the tallest
mammals on earth.
2. Giraffes only need to drink
water once every few days.
3. Giraffe’s have tiny feet.
3. False - a giraffe’s feet are the
size of a dinner plate.
2. True - most of their water
comes from all the plants they
eat.
1. True - their legs alone are
taller than most humans.
Just Kidding
Q: Did you hear about the race
between two giraffes?
A: It was neck and neck.
Q: What do you get when two giraffes
collide?
A: A giraffic jam!
More fun facts
Female giraffes give birth standing up and their young fall to the ground.
Giraffes learn to stand 30 minutes after they are born and can run after 10
hours.
A giraffe’s spots are like our fingerprints. No two giraffes have the same
pattern of spots.
Giraffes have bluish-purple tongues which are tough and covered in bristly
hair.
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