Luckily, eating for so long helps fill a giraffe's belly and quenches their thirst. Acacia tree leaves hold enough water that these mammals can go for a long time without stopping for a drink.

That’s about as fast as a grizzly bear. 2. Giraffes can go a couple of days without drinking water. They get most of their water from their diet of leaves, seed pods, and bark from the acacia ...

In a grove of acacia trees a group of giraffes, members of a family of mammals that until 20 million years ago were small forest dwellers, nibble at the top branches. A few miles away elephants ...

Sitting under the bushy canopy of a neem tree to shade us from the midday sun, he explained that “giraffes are considered ... mouth and nimbly strip bare an acacia stem so thorny you wouldn ...

shrubs and the acacia tree, the favorite foods of giraffes and elephants. But most of the grasses of the bush and savannah are unfit for human consumption. Wild fruits, berries and nuts provide ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Zoo's baby giraffe was named "Nyasi" after a public vote earlier this month. Over the course of two weeks, nearly 4,000 votes were cast from people ...

To see a cheetah bound across the Serengeti savanna; to spy a lioness begin her stealthy attack on a grazing herd of gazelle; to gaze at the silhouettes of a giraffe and an acacia tree at sunset ...

They can pluck the leaves from even the spikiest of trees. How many hours do giraffes spend eating a day? Giraffes spend most of their time eating, feeding between 16 to 20 hours a day.

You can help protect giraffes by supporting projects that replant trees, especially those that plant the giraffe's favourite food - the tasty acacia tree. Climate change is causing more droughts in ...

Nature is filled with fascinating examples of symbiotic relationships, where different species rely on each other to thrive.

GIRAFFE: Just look at those leaves! This is the perfect tree for a spot of lunch. Hello there, elephant! Haven't seen you for a while. How are things? GIRAFFE: Hey! Leave me some, will you?