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Giraffe Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers

Printable giraffe trivia quiz questions with answers.

 

Giraffe Trivia  Questions

 

The giraffe's chief distinguishing characteristics are what?
A: It’s extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its distinctive coat patterns.

What are ossicones?
A: They are horn-like (or antler-like) protuberances on the heads of giraffes.

Where do giraffes live?
A: From Chad in the north to South Africa in the south, and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east.

What type of habitat do giraffes usually inhabit?
A: Savannahs and woodlands.

What do giraffes eat?
A: Their food source is leaves, fruits and flowers of woody plants.

What predators prey on giraffes?
A: They may be preyed on by lions, leopards, spotted hyenas and African wild dogs.

Giraffes live in herds of what?
A: Related females and their offspring, or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males.

Giraffes are gregarious and may gather in what?
A: Large aggregations.

Males establish social hierarchies through "necking", which are combat bouts where the neck is used as a what?
A: A weapon.

Giraffes are still found in numerous national parks and game reserves but estimations as of 2016 indicate that there are approximately how many giraffes in the wild?
A: 97,500, with around 1,144 in captivity.

Fully grown giraffes stand how tall?
A: 4.1–18.7 ft. tall, with males taller than females.

How tall was the tallest recorded male?
A: It was 19.3 ft.

How tall was the tallest recorded female?
A: The tallest recorded female was 17.0 ft. tall.

What is the average weight for an adult male?
A: 2,628 lb

What is the average weight of a female giraffe?
A: 1,825 lb.

What is the maximum recorded weight of a male adult giraffe?
A: 4,250 lb.

What is the maximum recorded weight of a female adult giraffe?
A: 2,600 lb.

Despite its long neck and legs, the giraffe's body is relatively what?
A: Short.

Located at both sides of the head, the giraffe's large, bulging eyes give it what?
A: Good all-round vision.

Do giraffes see in color?
A: Yes.

The animal can close its muscular nostrils to protect against what?
A: Sandstorms and ants.

How long is a giraffe's tongue?
A: It is about 18 in. long.

What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
A: It is purplish-black in color.

To protect the lips, tongue, and inside of the mouth against thorns, they are covered in what?
A: Papillae.

What happens to a male giraffes coloring as it ages?
A: It becomes darker.

What do adult giraffes rely on to defend themselves?
A: Their size and ability.

Camouflage appears to be important for calves, which spend a large part of the day doing what?
A: Hiding, away from their mothers.

Over half of all calves die within what time period?
A: A year.