Giraffe's have always been one weakness of mine. Well, I guess not just giraffe's but horses because of their muscles and hoofs. While I was in San Diego, I had visited the San Diego zoo twice and was able to get some really good reference images of many different mammals which was a huge benefit for me. The only animal I wish I had more of were of the canine family. There were very few dog families and what I did fond of the feline family, ended up being bad shots. Maybe I will have better chances in the future. But I did get good pictures of Giraffes, Elephants, Flamingo's, Koala, and random other animals and landscape.
What I did learn about the animal is that at the tip of the horns have hair around the ends but in the center is a bump which is not covered by hair. Female horns are typically smaller than males and is one way tour guides can distinguish gender among them. Newborn's are born at around 5-6 feet tall and can live between 20-30 years...which is longer than a tiger which live 12-20 years old...most never make it to 20 years. They usually sleep around 2 hours a day in ten minute increments or the full 2 hours. A giraffe's heart can weight up to 20-25 pounds and is around 2 feet long and because of the long neck, it takes more muscles in the heart to pump the blood up.
