時速56公里！關於長頸鹿的12個真相

Some zoologists think that the giraffe's pattern is for camouflage. Many people have reported mistaking a giraffe for an old dead tree. When the tree walked away, they realized that it was a giraffe.
一些動物學家認爲長頸鹿身上的花紋是用來僞裝自己的。很多人都表示曽把一隻長頸鹿看成一棵枯死的老樹。當樹自己走開了，他們才發現那是長頸鹿。

A giraffe's feet are the size of a dinner plate—12 inches across (30.5 centimeters).
長頸鹿的腳跟西餐用的大盤子差不多大——直徑12英寸（30.5釐米）。

Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as we do—seven.
長頸鹿的脊椎骨數量跟我們的一樣——都是7塊。

A giraffe's tongue is 18 to 20 inches (46 to 50 centimeters) long and blue-black. The color may keep the tongue from getting sunburned.
長頸鹿的舌頭有18到20英寸長（46到50釐米），顏色是藍黑色。那樣的顏色或許可以保護舌頭不被曬傷。

Giraffes can moo, hiss, roar, and whistle.
長頸鹿可以像牛那樣哞哞叫，也可以發出蛇那樣的嘶嘶聲，會咆哮，也會吹口哨。

The record running speed of a giraffe is 34.7 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour).
長頸鹿的奔跑速度最快紀錄是每小時34.7英里（每小時56千米）。

The giraffes at the San Diego Zoo enjoy raw onions as a treat.
聖迭戈動物園的長頸鹿很喜歡吃生洋蔥。

Male giraffes are preyed upon more often than the smaller females; they generally spend more time alone, so lions can sneak up on them.
比起體型較小的雌性長頸鹿，雄性長頸鹿更常被捕食。它們通常會花更多時間獨處，所以獅子得以悄悄地接近它們。

The world’s largest pollinators? Pollen from a tree’s flowers can attach to the giraffe’s nose while it’s nibbling there; when the animal moves on, the pollen is rubbed off onto the next tree used for a snack.
世界上最大的授粉者？長頸鹿吃樹葉的時候，樹上的花的花粉就會落到長頸鹿的鼻子上。當長頸鹿到下一顆樹來點加餐時，花粉就會被蹭到上面。

Giraffe females can conceive while still feeding their young infant.
雌性長頸鹿在哺育小長頸鹿的時候也會懷孕。

Giraffe calves grow 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) each day during their first week.
在出生後的第一個星期裏，長頸鹿的腿肚子每天會長1英寸（2.54釐米）。

A giraffe’s eyes are the size of golf balls.
長頸鹿眼睛大小跟高爾夫球差不多。