Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata

Location: Africa

Size: up to 5 metres tall

Life Span: up to 25 years

Current Status: they are still common however poaching is a problem

Habitat: Open woodland and wooded grassland

Fast facts:

• eats leaves, flowers, vines, herbs
• live in scattered herds
• colour ranges from tan to deep brown
• main predators are lions, leopards, wild dogs, hyenas
• able to go for weeks without water
• they have excellent vision
• they are able to bleat, grunt and snort