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A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue.
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Giraffes live for 10-15 years in the wild, but average 25 years at zoos.
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The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe.
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The giraffe can drink 12 gallons in one setting.
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A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can.
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In Atlanta, Georgia, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
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Newborn giraffe calves begin their lives by falling 6 feet to the ground.
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A giraffe has just 2 gaits, walking and galloping.
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Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, the Europeans once called the animal a “cameleopard”.
