The Reticulated Giraffe is found in Africa, south of the Sahara. Due to the actions of man, Giraffes are now a threatened, very close to endangered, species.
Giraffes are the tallest living mammals.
Their neck height requires extremely elastic blood vessels and special valves in the veins to control the rush of blood to the head when lowered for food. Without this adaptation, increase in blood pressure would cause the Giraffe to faint. The Giraffe's 18 inch long tongue is used to grasp leaves. In the wild, Giraffes are highly selected browsers. They consume flowers, fruits, herbs, leaves, seeds, new shoots, and vines.