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Harrison, D. F. N. (1995). The Anatomy and Physiology of the Mammalian Larynx. Cambridge University Press. p.165. ISBN 978-0-521-45321-9. To keep up with this unique anatomy the giraffe also has a very unusual circulatory system. The heart of giraffes is another singularity in the animal world. It has up to 2 feet long and weighs about 24 pounds and can pump 16 to 20 gallons of blood per minute, a size necessary to get the blood all the way up to the brain properly. However, its anatomy also prevents that the brain gets too much blood when they giraffe lowers its head to eat or drink water.

The female okapis did not have these horns on their heads, unlike the giraffes. For the giraffes, however, you will find them on the males as well as the females. Nobody really knows why we will not find their horns on the female okapis. In Middle English, there were several spellings of the name, such as “ziraph”, “jarraf”, and “gerfauntz”.a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Dagg, A. I. (1971). " Giraffa camelopardalis" (PDF). Mammalian Species (5): 1–8. doi: 10.2307/3503830. JSTOR 3503830. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2017 . Retrieved 25 October 2011. As the giraffe swings his head these little horns add extra weight (and therefore extra speed) to the swing. So it might be an advantage for the giraffe to have them after all even though they might look funny and not seem important.

The stomach of the giraffe is also very sophisticated as it has four chambers as all ruminants. They chew the food, regurgitate it, chew it again, and then pass it to the stomach. This organ can digest food very well, so most foods are used positively for the body. Other features The known earliest origin of the name “giraffe” is the Arabic word “ زرافة” (Zarafah), which means “fast walker”. The horns can come in handy in special situations but in the everyday life of the giraffe, it doesn’t seem like they serve any purpose. Knappert, J (1987). East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda. Vikas Publishing House. p.57. ISBN 978-0-7069-2822-8. a b Fennessy, S.; Fennessy, J.; Muller, Z.; Brown, M.; Marais, A. (2018). " Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. rothschildi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T174469A51140829. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T174469A51140829.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.They have teeth adapted to herbivorous feeding, so they cannot use the to defend against other animals or to tear food. van der Jeugd, H. P.; Prins, H. H. T. (2000). "Movements and group structure of giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis) in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania" (PDF). Journal of Zoology. 251 (1): 15–21. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00588.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013. Charles Foley; Lara Foley; Alex Lobora; Daniela De Luca; Maurus Msuha; Tim R. B. Davenport; Sarah M. Durant (2014). A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania. Princeton University Press. pp.179–. ISBN 978-1-4008-5280-2. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023 . Retrieved 13 July 2016. A giraffe’s height is helpful for keeping a look out for predators, such as lions and hyenas. Their excellent eyesight allows them to spot hungry beasts from far away, too.