Giraffe by RJB

Kingdom: Animalia

Characteristics place it here:

• Multicellular 
• Heterotrophs 
• lack rigid cell walls 
• bodies made up of tissue 

Phylum: Chordata

Characteristics place it here:

• have a notochord
• bilateral symmetry
• digestive systems 

Class: Mammalia 

Characteristics place it here:

• warm blooded 
• hair
• produce milk
• teeth, jaws

Order: Artiodactyls

Characteristics place it here:

• paraxonic
• modified stomach 
• cheek teeth

Family: Giraffedae 

Characteristics place it here:

• cannor bones
• teeth are upper incisors and canines

Genius and Species: Giraffa, and Giraffa cametopardalis

Characteristics place it here:

• nasals
• short horns

 Poem:

Giraffes are real tall

they don't hibernate during fall

they have long necks.

References:

diversity web- University of Michigan

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