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Fact file 1: The tongue on the giraffe is 45 cm long and it feeds for 16 hours a day and up to 16 kilogram's of leaves. Fact file 2: The giraffes diet consists of vegetation found on thorny trees and while eating they may get pricked thousands of times but these heal in a couple of minutes because their saliva serves as an antiseptic. |
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The Giraffe (Twiga in Swahili) It is the worlds most tallest mammal at times growing to slightly over 5 meters tall. The main types of giraffes found in Kenya are the Rothschild giraffe, reticulated giraffe and maasai giraffe. Both the male and female grow horns with the females having a hairy tips on their horn ends. |
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Animals in Kenya P. O. Box 6432-00100 Nairobi Tel: +254-722810084 |
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