photo by @andrea_frazzetta // South Africa, a “family” of Giraffes in the central region of the Kruger Park.
The giraffe is the tallest terrestrial mammal in the world. The males stand about 5m tall - as high as a single-story house - and the females are just a little shorter.
Giraffes are gentle and timid animals and live in loose social groups. A single calf is born after a pregnancy of 16 months. The newborn is able to walk within an hour after birth.
The giraffe has a massive heart which pumps at a pressure 2 or 3 times that of a healthy man to push blood up its long neck.
A giraffe weighs over 1000 kg and has a life span of about 20-30 years. @andrea_frazzetta @instituteartist #Africa #Southafrica #Kruger #Giraffe #natgeotravel