Jeanie Love. age 9.. of Tulsa. Okla.. for her question‑'

Hot tall is a giraffe?

Of all living things. only a tree can grow taller than a giraffe. Anal the giraffe is taller than most of the trees in his neighborhood. His height makes him look slender. But he is no lightweight. Papa Giraffe may weight two tons. Of the land animals. only elephants. hippos and possibly rhinos can out weight him.

From the floor to shoulder level. a big giraffe stands about twelve feet. A grown man can stand between his front legs without bumping his head. The long neck and head bring the living skyscraper's height up to nineteen feet or more. There are plenty of 18 and 19 feet giraffes walking among the acacia trees of Africa.

Mrs. Giraffe rarely grows above fifteen or sixteen feet high. At seventeen feet. she is considered very tall. even for a lady giraffe. Junior. all neck and legs. is no taller than five and a half feet when he cores into the world. He plays a lot and grows fast. But it is several years before he gets to be as tall as the tallest animal in the world.