The GIRAFFE

The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) was the mammal berku I was even endemic Africa and was the species of the highest animal that lived in the land. The male giraffe could reach high 4,8 until 5,5 metre and had heavy that could reach 1.360 kilogram. The female giraffe usually a little short and lighter. The giraffe was allied to deer and cattle but from the different ethnic group, that is Giraffidae, that included the giraffe personally and relatives terdekat him, okapi. His original habitat covered the area from Chad to African Selatan. The name of his species camelopardalis was taken from the name in latin, because of being regarded as the camel bastard (camel) and the leopard (leopard). The name camelopardalis was used by Plinius senior in the encyclopaedia that he wrote. This name was also used as the name of one of the constellations of the star. The name of the "giraffe was" personally" borrowed from the name of this animal in Arabic.