CHAPTER 1 A Tall and Spotted BABY The baby giraffe grasps a leafy twig with its long tongue It pulls the small branch closer hungry for its leaves Ants swarm from the twig onto the calf’s muzzle They bite and sting The young giraffe leaps back It snorts and shakes its head The calf looks around for its mother Milk is a much better lunch 5
Hello World Giraffe calves drink their mothers milk almost immediately after they are born Female giraffes give birth standing up The babies drop more than 5 feet 1 5 meters from their mothers The hard landing forces them to take their first breaths In about half an hour calves can stand and nurse Within about 10 hours they can run 6
75 50 25 0 pounds 200 225 250 pounds 125 100 150 175 WEIGHT about 150 POUNDS 68 kilograms How Big Is a Newborn Giraffe HEIGHT ABOUT 6 FEET 2 m
