The Giraffe Quiz

The two animals the Ancient Greeks thought giraffes looked like a combination of

When giraffes were thought to be one species, there were thought to be as many as __ subspecies.

The four species of giraffe

Close relative of the giraffe found in the Congo Rainforest

Number of cervical (neck) vertebrae a giraffe has

Name for the skin-covered, horn-like structures on a giraffe’s head

Color of a giraffe’s tongue, which can be 45 centimeters (18 inches) long

Name for the combat behavior in which male giraffes strike one another with their necks (put your thinking cap on)

Name for the group of hoofed animals to which giraffes belong, which includes cattle, antelope, goats, and deer and is characterized by four-chambered stomachs and chewing cud

At up to 5.8 meters (19 feet) tall, giraffes are the tallest living animal. Name one of the few land animals that are larger in mass.

Continent giraffes are native to

Country of the island of Sir Bani Yas, where giraffes have been introduced

The primary natural predator of adult giraffes

Thorny tree which makes up the bulk of the giraffe’s diet

American toy company whose mascot is Geoffrey the Giraffe

Name of a popular teething toy for babies, which has been manufactured since 1961