SPECIES
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
The giraffe can browse high in African trees, above the reach of most other grazing mammals.
The giraffe looks over the savanna from a height few other mammals can reach. Trees provide the leaves its body is adapted to browse.
What does a giraffe eat?
leaves and other foliage
Where does a giraffe live?
sub-Saharan Africa
A different way to feed
Giraffes use long necks and prehensile tongues to reach foliage on trees in open landscapes.
The tall woodland edge
Giraffes occur in African savanna and open woodland, although accepted taxonomic boundaries are under review.
Getting the name right
The giraffe species complex is undergoing taxonomic review; names and distribution should be rechecked against a current GBIF taxon.
Sources
Records of where it has been seen come live from GBIF; observed interactions from GloBI. Draft — not yet reviewed by a person.