Two of these are true, one is a lie. Can you tell me which one is a lie? THE GIRAFFE! 1. Lugging around that long neck is tiring! Giraffes are one of the sleepiest mammals around; they average a whopping fifteen hours of sleep per twenty-four-hour period. They’re great at hiding it, however: They only sleep stand- ing up. 2. The giraffe was originally called a “cameleopard.” Fourteenth-cen- tury Romans came up with the name because they thought the beast looked like a cross between a camel and a leopard. The Afrikaans language still takes its cues from the Romans, calling the giraffe the kameelperd. 3. Giraffes need a serious ticker to get blood up those long necks to their brains: A giraffe heart often weighs up to 25 pounds, and can be more than 2 feet long. english-today-jakarts
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 07:48:14 +0000
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