Giraffe

Kingdom: Animalia

• have many cells with one very important cell called an eukaryotic cell or a cell containing special type of membrane that is wrapped around the nucleus.

• have their own special ways of moving

• eats food through it's mouth

• it is a mammal

Phylum: Chordata

• has three germ layers

• is the same on both sides

• has different sections of it's body but they are all connected

• has a single back

Class: Mammala

• has hair

• has three ear bones

• feed their babies milk

• have sweat glands

Order: Artiodactyla

• lives on open plains or on savanna

• skull is usually long and narrow

Family: Giraffidae

• only live in the subsaharon deserts of Africa

• have long narrow heads

• their backs only has four bones

• have short horns

Genius: Giraffa

• Giraffes have a light brown background with dark brown patches

• They can be as tall as 18 feet

Species: Giraffa Camelopardalis

Giraffes are one of the tallest animals. They like to eat trees and shrubs. Their coloring is a light brown with dark brown patches.

Poem

Giraffes, tall and lanky

Can go a month without water

Roaming the dry hard land

References

Animal Diversity Web- January 9th 2000 

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=trishfiles&restrict=&exclude=&words=Giraffe&Submit=Search&method=and&format=short&sort=score&matchesperpage=20

I got my picture from www.webshots.com on January 9th 2001

http://community.webshots.com/photo/575522/576451

I got my background from www.windyweb.com on January 17th 2001

http://windyweb.com/design/gallery/nature/nature2.htm