Let's stand tall for our giant friends!

“Wildlife is something which man cannot construct. Once it is gone, it is gone forever. Man can rebuild a pyramid, but he can’t rebuild ecology or a giraffe.”- Joy Adamson.

World Giraffe Day is an annual event on June 21st of each year, to celebrate the world's tallest animal. What makes a giraffe special? Here are some amazing facts about them...

• They have super strong tongues that are 40-50 cm long. These helps them to rip the leaves off acacia trees avoiding the thorny spikes on the branches.

• They have panoramic vision since the eyes are located on their heads.This helps for spotting predators, seeking out watering holes and trees from far away.

• Just like human fingerprints, no two giraffes have the same spot pattern.

• Giraffes spend most of their lives standing up as their legs are very strong; they even sleep standing up! 

• Giraffes are social animals and usually roam around in groups called 'towers'. Towers usually have around 15 members which are led by a male adult giraffe with the rest being made up of young males and females.

• Giraffes are world's tallest living mammals thanks to their incredibly long necks. A male giraffe can grow up to 5.5 metres tall.

The number of giraffes living in the wild has dropped by 40% in the past 30 years due to poaching, habitat-loss and droughts caused by climate change. They're now vulnerable to extinction.  In this context, World Giraffe Day creates awareness to protect this endangered specie. Let's stand stall for our giant friends! Sharing a few pictures in remembrance of this special day.

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