Giraffe Postcard

Giraffe Facts Eats up to 75 pounds of food a day (typically Acacia leaves) Favourite 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. Knobs are called Ossicones 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.