Each of these potential benefits showcases how giraffes' necks are much more than just an eye-catching trait—they’re a vital adaptation for survival in the African savanna. Giraffes' long neck ...
This unit of three sessions imagines life at a typical waterhole in the African bush as animals come ... Warm up: controlled stretches. Giraffes: arm above head to create neck and head; travelling ...
Giraffes are also fond of an early snack. They’ll sleep for only a few minutes at a time, normally only lying down at night, tucking their feet under their body. When a giraffe sleeps it curves ...
Giraffe numbers have dropped by 40 percent in 30 years, to about 110,000 in the wild. This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Of all the large African mammals ...