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 * Kingdom: || Animalia ||


 * Phylum: || Chordata ||


 * Order: || Artiodactyla ||


 * Family: || Giraffidae ||


 * Genus: || //Giraffa// ||


 * Species: || //G. camelopardalis// ||

> The scientific name for a girrafe is //camelopardalis//, it comes from the early description of the animal as looking like a combination of a camel and a leopard. In the 1300s, the Giraffe was called //camelopard//, and remained known as this until the 1800s.
 * Eats up to 75 pounds of food a day (typically Acacia leaves)
 * Favorite food – Acacia Leaves
 * Tongue is 18 inches long
 * Have a four chambered stomach and will regurgitate their food for additional chewing – similarly to a cow.
 * Typically get most of their water from the Acacia leaf, but will drink up to 10 gallons of water per day.
 * Although rarely heard, Giraffes can moo, hiss, roar and whistle to communicate with one another
 * Have the longest tail of any land mammal – up to 8 feet long, including the tuft at the end.
 * Giraffes at the San Diego zoo enjoy raw onions as a special treat.
 * Ancient Romans and Greeks thought that the Giraffe was a mix between a camel and a leopard. They named it "camelopardalis".
 * Their heart is 2 feet long and weighs about 25 pounds
 * There heart's muscular walls are several inches thick
 * They have the highest known blood pressure of any mammal in the world!
 * ==History==


 * MALE AND FEMALE**

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 * A male is called a bull
 * a female giraffe is called a doe