We spent the day at Binder Park Zoo this past Saturday. I was kinda disappointed in the zoo, it wasn't much better, if any, than John Ball Park. Anyway, the best part was definitely the giraffes and seeing the kids feeding them. I really enjoy the African animals; zebras, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, etc. I was hoping to see more at Binder Park. I guess we will need to go back to Busch Gardens to see more. Here are some interesting fact and photos about giraffes. Enjoy!!!!
•Giraffes are the tallest land animals. A giraffe could look into a second-story window without even having to stand on its tiptoes!
•A giraffe's 6-foot neck weighs about 600 pounds.
•A giraffe's 6-foot neck weighs about 600 pounds.
•The legs of a giraffe are also 6 feet long. The back legs look shorter than the front legs, but they are about the same length.
•A giraffe's heart is 2 feet long and weighs about 25 pounds, and its lungs can hold 12 gallons of air!
• A giraffe's feet are the size of a dinner plate—12 inches across.
• Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as we do—seven. Each one is just much bigger than ours!
• A giraffe's tongue is 18 to 20 inches long and blue-black. Some people think the color is to keep the tongue from getting sunburned.
•A giraffe's heart is 2 feet long and weighs about 25 pounds, and its lungs can hold 12 gallons of air!
• A giraffe's feet are the size of a dinner plate—12 inches across.
• Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as we do—seven. Each one is just much bigger than ours!
• A giraffe's tongue is 18 to 20 inches long and blue-black. Some people think the color is to keep the tongue from getting sunburned.
Look at that tongue!!!!
• Giraffes can moo, hiss, roar, and whistle.
• The record running speed of a giraffe is 34.7 miles per hour.
• Would you believe the giraffe has the longest tail of any land mammal? They can be 8 feet long, including the tuft on the end!
• The record running speed of a giraffe is 34.7 miles per hour.
• Would you believe the giraffe has the longest tail of any land mammal? They can be 8 feet long, including the tuft on the end!
Maybe I will need to find a giraffe fabric for my next new handbag......
We went to Binder Zoo and we felt the same way. We were disappointed but did enjoy the giraffees.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see the giraffes, but as I live with one...Just kidding.
ReplyDeleteI love those kind of facts:-)
I never knew a lot of those things. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWe were there last year with our whole family and everyone decided that the giraffes were the only really cool thing that John Ball doesn't have. Not really worth the extra money or the trip there.
I think that they need to combine John Ball & Binder Park and put them somewhere in the middle - like Gun Lake area! Because Binder has the better Africa stuff and John Ball has more tigers, monkeys and the aquarium - so if you combined them both - you would have a pretty great zoo!
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