We all know the giraffes are the tallest living animal on land. Do you want to learn more about them? Let me tell you.
Giraffes live in Africa. They have very long necks. A giraffe can be more than 5 metres tall.
A giraffe has four long and thin legs. The front legs are longer than the back legs. It can run up to 70 kilometres per hour. A giraffe is famous for its long neck. It can reach the leaves at the top of the trees.
A giraffe can live 20～25 years in the wild, and often longer at zoos. An adult(成年的) giraffe eats up to 63 kilograms of food each day. A giraffe spends most of a day eating and it gets just a few leaves once. It eats leaves on the tall trees, tall bushes and grass. But its favourite food is the leaves on the acacia trees(金合欢树). Acacia leaves contain a lot of water, so a giraffe can eat for a long time without drinking.
