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With eyes located on the sides of the head, the giraffe has a broad visual field from its great height. [49]: 85, 102 Compared to other ungulates, giraffe vision is more binocular and the eyes are larger with a greater retinal surface area. [58] Giraffes may see in colour, [49]: 85 and their senses of hearing and smell are sharp. [50]
The okapi's neck is long compared to most ruminants, but not nearly so long as the giraffe's. Male giraffes are the tallest of all mammals: their horns reach 5.5 m (18 ft) above the ground and their shoulder 3.3 m (11 ft), whereas the okapi has a shoulder height of 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in).
5.2 m – height of a giraffe [123] 5.5 m – height of a Baluchitherium, the largest land mammal ever lived; 6.5 m – wingspan of Argentavis, the largest flying bird known; 6.7 m – length of a Microchaetus rappi; 7.4 m – wingspan of Pelagornis, the bird with longest wingspan ever. [124] 7.5 m – approximate length of the human ...
The giraffe heard the call of its people. ... The baby giraffe was fascinated! It must've seen another baby (albeit a human one) and wanted to get a good look! ... Tino could reach a height nearly ...
Modern, giraffe-like restoration in the MEPAN Outdated moose-like restoration Museum reconstruction. Sivatherium resembled the modern okapi, but was far larger, and more heavily built, being about 2.2 m (7.2 ft) tall at the shoulder, 3 m (9.8 ft) in total height with a weight up to 400–500 kg (880–1,100 lb). [5]
The Kordofan giraffe has spots similarly to other giraffe subspecies. They are even-toed ungulades and walk on long legs. Compared to other subspecies they are rather small; males are on average 6 meters tall, females reach a height of 4,5 meters. [10] Their shoulder height lies between 2 meters for females to 3,5 meters for males. [10]
The rare baby giraffe born without spots finally has a name! The Brights Zoo has announced on TODAY that the 5-week-old giraffe is named Kipekee.
The reticulated giraffe ... when compared to other giraffe species. [5] With up to 6 meters in height, the reticulated giraffe is the largest subspecies of giraffe ...