Giraffes do not live in areas dominated by moist tropical forest. Giraffes eat the leaves of a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Acacia species are among their favorites. An adult giraffe may consume up to 140 pounds of foliage a day. Giraffes breed throughout the year.
Males go from female herd to female herd seeking prospective mates.
They zero in on females in heat, often feeding beside them and occasionally tangling necks. Female giraffes travel in loosely structured herds, as do young males. However, older males are usually solitary, spending their days seeking female herds containing prospective mates. First-year calves join creches, which are often left unattended by adults. For about as long as people have been able to hunt large animals, they have sought giraffes as prey.