Great Giraffe Facts Giraffes are the tallest animals on earth. Their footprints are 12 inches and 9 inches wide. You would have to run in order to keep up with a giraffe walking because every step a giraffe takes is 15 feet long.
Giraffes are in the long-necked ruminants family.
They share that family with the okapi. Since giraffes have such long necks, it is hard for them to drink. Giraffes are very peaceful animals. A giraffe's neck can be 78 inches long. The giraffes' biggest enemy is the lion.