英名:Giraffe
學名: Giraffa camelopardalis
分類:哺乳綱 偶蹄目 長頸鹿科
形態:
頭軀幹長3.8-4.7公尺.肩高2.5-3.7公尺.體重550-1,930公斤.
頭部有1-2對角.舌長.大眼.睫毛長.脖子和四肢都很長.尾巴蓬鬆.雌性有四個乳房.
全身在淡黃的底色上.有棕色的大小形狀不同的斑塊.
每一個亞種(共分成8個亞種)都有不同形狀的斑紋.斑紋的顏色會隨著年齡而變深.腹部的顏色比較淡.沒有斑紋.
*長頸鹿分布於非洲 撒哈拉南部.
*長頸鹿的英文名稱giraffe源自阿拉伯文.原意為〔行動敏捷的人〕.
*長頸鹿是最高的陸生動物.牠們的脖子很長.但是脖子裡面的頸椎骨
節數並沒有比其他哺乳動物多.一樣只有7塊頸椎.只是每一節都加長了.
*長頸鹿有很長的腿.牠們的蹄在抵抗獵食者時是很有用的.不過長頸鹿並不善於長途跋涉.牠們無法越過沼澤.因為牠們的蹄會陷進去.也很少涉水過河.
*長頸鹿的身高也會造成困擾.當牠們在喝水或是由地面取食的時候.必須把雙腿張得很開.或是把前腳彎曲.才能夠把嘴巴接觸到地面.
這同時也是一些肉食動物攻擊他們的大好時機.
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