In such cases they splay their long fore legs in order to reach the ground. Giraffes also drink in this way. In this posture Giraffes are quite vulnerable. Besides this, adult Giraffes are not very threatened by carnivores. Sometimes there are attacks by lions, but these are exceptions, since the kicks of the Giraffes' fore hoofs are very feared.
Giraffes live in small groups.
Such groups sometimes join each other and form larger herds. They don't have a territory but wander about in areas which can be up to 100 squaremetres large. The Giraffes' social life is normally rather quiet and peaceful. There's a hierarchy among the animals, which is accepted by the members of the group and isn't questioned very often. If quarrels concerning the hierarchy arise between males, they are decided by display patterns most of the time.