2023年12月30日 · Male giraffes are taller and heavier than females. One of the quickest ways to tell the difference between a male and female giraffe is by size. Giraffes are the tallest land mammals on Earth, but the two sexes differ in weight and height.

2023年8月17日 · Both male and female Giraffes have ‘horns’ which are actually called ‘ossicones’. These Ossicones are formed from ossified cartilage and are covered in skin. The male has larger ossicones which they use for sparring, causing all the fur to rub off leaving grey bald spots on top of them.

Giraffe males may reach a maximum height of 19 feet (measured from their feet to their horns) and a maximum weight of 4,300 pounds. Female giraffes may reach a height of up to 16 feet and a weight of up to 2,600 pounds over their lifetime.

Giraffes live in herds of related females and their offspring or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males but are gregarious and may gather in large groups. Males establish social hierarchies through "necking", combat bouts where the neck is used as a weapon.

2020年7月15日 · Giraffes have two horns on the top of their head called ossicones. Both males and females have ossicones. Ossicones are covered in skin and fur like the rest of the giraffe’s body. Ossicones...

Male giraffes are called ‘Bulls’, female giraffes are called ‘Cows’ and baby giraffes are called ‘Calves’. The giraffe is the tallest living animal which is instantly recognizable by its exceptionally long neck. Adult males stand 15 – 19 feet (4.6 – 6.0 metres) tall, whereas females are shorter at 13 – 16 feet (4 – 4.8 metres) tall.

Giraffes are the tallest of all land animals; males (bulls) may exceed 5.5 metres (18 feet) in height, and the tallest females (cows) are about 4.5 metres. Using prehensile tongues almost half a metre long, they are able to browse foliage almost six metres from the ground.

Male giraffes (bulls) can reach 18 feet in height and 3,000 pounds in weight. Females (cows) can grow to be 15 feet tall and weigh 1,600 pounds. At birth, a baby giraffe (calf) is about 6 feet tall and weighs 125-150 pounds.