Giraffes. They’re big, they’re heavy, they’re tall – so tall they can look into the window of a two-story building. Their neck alone is about six feet long and weighs almost 600 pounds.
Long ago people thought giraffes were a combination of camels and leopards. A small hump on their back reminded people of a camel, and the patches on their coat looked a lot like those of a leopard. But the truth is that giraffes and camels are not related, and neither are giraffes and leopards. Giraffes (and one other animal, the okapi) are their own family.
