Giraffes are the worlds tallest mammal with necks of more than 7 feet in length and legs taller than most humans at 6 feet long. These long legs allow Giraffes to run as fast as 35mph over short distances and cruise comfortably at 10mph over long distances. As herbivores they eat hundreds of pounds of plants a week with their incredibly long 20 inch tongues that allow them to reach tall tress and branches. Their tall necks allow them to see far which gives them a sharp lookout for their predators but can also make them vulnerable to predators when as they need to bend into awkward positions in order to drink water. Luckily they only need to drink once every several days due to their diet. They have beautiful spotted coats and no two individuals have the same pattern although they may look similar. They tend to stay and roam in groups of around 6. They have long pregnancies and give birth standing up with the infants falling 5 feet to the ground who can stand within half an hour of birth and even run with their mothers after 10 hours. Although these beautiful mammals have been around for over a million years, giraffes are quickly loosing their living spaces and are facing threats all around them