Giraffes

 Giraffes

Giraffes are the tallest living land mammal. They are like the cow family. All Giraffes have their own unique pattons. Female Giraffes are called cows, the male is called a Bull and of course a baby is called a carf. They only eat plants, no meat so they are herbivores.

Giraffes are 14-19 feet tall about the size of 3 humans. They have 7 bones in their neck, the same number of bones in a human's neck. Their necks are 6 feet tall. A cow can weigh up to 1180kgs. The Bull can weigh up to 2000kgs that's a lot. Their tongues are 46cm long about the length of a child’s arm. 

Giraffes live in the dry Savannas of Africa. They travel in groups of 15 which are called Towers. They travel over the plain woodlands in towers. Sometimes you see them in two’s that can be a baby and a mother. It may be a pair of friends.

A baby can grow 1 inch per day for a week. Giraffes can live up to 25 years old. They eat 45kgs of food a day and spend 16-20 hours a day eating. They walk 30 mins and only need 5 minutes a day of sleep.

I think that Giraffes are beautiful tall animals. That deserves to live happily and that should not be hunted. They need to be protected and live freely like they want to.

Written by Rosie

Weta

Weta

Classification

Weta are the biggest insects in New Zealand. There are over 70 types of Weta but they are nearly extinct! They look quite like a cricket with there big massive back legs. They can jump very high with there legs. 

Description

They Giant Weta can weight up to 70g, a small rat. They are very camouflage, they have no nose and 4 ears two o each front leg. They can be different colors, the Cave Weta is red and black. Wow, they can grow up to 100mm long, that's pretty long for a bug.

Habitat

There are a lot of different types of Weta, so they all like to live in different habitats. The Cave Weta lives in caves. Tree Weta live on trees, so they do not come on the ground much at all. There eggs need to hatch in a most places. 

Dynamics

This is crazy but the Tusked Weta can stay under water to hide for 10 minutes. The Weta can lay up to 300 eggs in it's life. They do big poos which helps the environment. they are very camouflage and can hide very well. It would be hard to play hide and seek with them.