The Giraffe award was started in 1984 by a woman named Ann Medlock. The award isn't just any given award either. The Giraffe Award is an award given to one person who “sticks their neck out for the common good” and do good deeds for their community and other people. There is five main criteria that it takes to be a Giraffe. First, a Giraffe is someone who acts out in caring. Next, they must go above and beyond their duties and job description. Equally important, their doings must be ultimately healing
The earliest ancestors of the giraffe were the Samotherium major. This animal was similar to a giraffe it just had shorter legs and a shorter neck. It looked more like a deer. It lived in the open woodlands of Eurasia. The trees in that are were getting taller so it was harder for them to eat. The food on the ground was also scarce so that made it even harder to get food. They kept reaching their necks higher and higher. The males could have had a genetic mutation that made their neck longer
Uncovered Giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth and that is why I chose to write a paper on them. I want to learn more about them and how they have evolved and survived throughout evolutionary history. Giraffes are in the order Artiodactyla, family Giraffidae, genus Giraffa and species Giraffa camelopardalis. They are native to Africa, mainly found in southern parts, below the Sahara. Giraffes inhabit dry, arid land like savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. Giraffes are herbivores and more specifically
Not only are giraffes the tallest animals in the world, they are also one of the most recognizable. Their characteristic long necks quickly captivate any audience. That being said, it is not commonly known that there are thought to be nine subspecies of Giraffa camelopardalis. In fact, there is increasing evidence that these could potentially be separate species in their own right. This paper will discuss where giraffes fit in the Tree of Life and identify the giraffe’s closest relatives, differentiate
claim that necks evolved for a very different reason: sexual selection. Within this paper, information will be presented that argues both for and against the theories made by Darwin and Simmons and Scheepers. Giraffes are placed in the family, Giraffidae, separate from other animals such as the camel, deer, and cow. Typically, giraffes are about 19 feet tall and can weigh as much as 4000 pounds. The evolution of modern giraffes began about 1 million years ago from a similar species known as Giraffa