A giraffe, otherwise known as Giraffa camelopardalis, can be found living in primarily dry savannahs and open woodlands.They typically eat acacia leaves (up to 75 pounds a day!) which also provide most of their water intake as well. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world and are typically known because of their long necks which are actually too short to enable their heads to reach the ground. They have to spread their legs awkwardly in order to reach water from the ground. Giraffes feed for 16-20 hours a day and have the largest heart of any mammal which beats up to 170 times/minute. It is measured at about 2 feet long and weighs around 25 pounds. Scientists have to be careful when they capture wild giraffes that they don't run them too hard, or else they will suffer from a heart attack due to their extremely high blood pressure.
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