Wild Open Spaces How Tall is a Giraffe toddler short sleeve tee by Bella + Canvas woven with super-soft 100% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton. Side-seamed with tear-away label. No sweatshop/eco-friendly production.
The mission of the Erie Zoo is to nurture an appreciation of the world and provide the community with meaningful educational and recreational experiences that foster a greater sense of awareness, stewardship and conservation of animals and plants. Learn more about Erie Zoo at: https://www.eriezoo.org
Thank You So Much for Shopping in Behalf of Erie Zoo! Our goal is to raise $10 million through the generosity of those who want to be a part of writing the next chapter of our Zoo’s history. Join the transformational progress of our city - and create more Wild Open Spaces for our Zoo. 50% of your purchases from this shop that features some of our special animals (as well as any purchases you make site-wide) go directly to help Wild Open Spaces grow and improve. Please remember to indicate 'Erie Zoo' as the beneficiary of your donation at check-out.
Original artwork © 2007 TwoBee, LLC rendered in color pencil and gouache by Nina Gentile for the Santa Barbara Zoo.
How Tall is a Giraffe? The giraffe is the tallest land animal alive and can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) tall! A modest two story home is 15 to 20 feet tall so a giraffe can be taller than a house. No wonder a group of giraffes is called a 'tower'! Being so tall can have its challenges. How does its heart pump blood up to its brain? With blood pressure two and half times greater than ours, there’s no problem when giraffes stand upright. But what happens when they bend down to take a drink? When lowering their heads - hypertension could cause a stroke - and lifting their heads up again could make them faint! The giraffe has an amazing work-around: a vein in the neck that cuts off blood to the head when they bend down, and opens up again when they straighten up. In spite of having this fix in place, Giraffes get most of their water from plants and can go longer without drinking than a camel!