giraffes
Spotted savanna browsers
Giraffes is the plural of giraffe, the tall African mammal with an extremely long neck and distinctive spotted coat.
The tallest living land animal, giraffes browse treetops other animals can't reach.
A tower of giraffes crossed the savanna.
The word also names the constellation Camelopardalis, from the old name for the animal.
Head-body junction
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- spotsDetects or marks
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
coat · pattern · height · eyelashes · tail · markings · hide · mane
Short-necked giraffe relative
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- youngNot yet mature
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
figurine · stuffed animal · plush · cartoon · illustration · children's book · enclosure · long neck
Arranged in netlike pattern
- MasaiEast African pastoral people
- RothschildHistoric banking surname
- NubianOf a Nile civilization
- southernToward the sunbelt
northern · Angolan · West African · subspecies · taxonomy · population · variants
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- acaciaThorny warm-climate shrub
- woodlandForested land area
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
Serengeti · Masai Mara · Kenya · Tanzania · watering hole · bushveld · plains · Kruger
Casual examination of options
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- neckingKissing and caressing amorously
- drinkingLiquid consumption act
- gallopingFastest equine gait
ruminating · nursing · sleeping · standing · splaying · kicking · licking · sparring
Masculine given name
- safariWildlife observation journey
- stuffed animalSoft toy with filling
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
logo · picture book · nursery · silhouette · African art · symbolism
At risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- protectionGuarding against harm
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
sanctuary · zoo · captivity · breeding · extinction · preserve · translocation · monitoring
neck
Head-body junction
hooves · coat · pattern · height · eyelashes · tail · markings · hide · mane · shoulders
okapi
Short-necked giraffe relative
miniature · figurine · stuffed animal · plush · cartoon · illustration · children's book · enclosure · long neck · herbivore
reticulated
Arranged in netlike pattern
- MasaiEast African pastoral people
- RothschildHistoric banking surname
- NubianOf a Nile civilization
southern · northern · Angolan · West African · subspecies · taxonomy · population · variants
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
grassland · Serengeti · Masai Mara · Kenya · Tanzania · watering hole · bushveld · plains · Kruger · sanctuary
browsing
Casual examination of options
galloping · ruminating · nursing · sleeping · standing · splaying · kicking · licking · sparring · nuzzling
Geoffrey
Masculine given name
- safariWildlife observation journey
- stuffed animalSoft toy with filling
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
mascot · logo · picture book · nursery · silhouette · African art · symbolism
endangered
At risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- protectionGuarding against harm
wildlife · sanctuary · zoo · captivity · breeding · extinction · preserve · translocation · monitoring · awareness
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- wild animalslion, tiger, elephant, bear, wolf
- African NatureAfrican elephants, African lions, Serengeti, Sahara, Congo Basin
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- large herbivoreselephants, African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinos, black rhinos
giraffesmoles
Burrowing insectivore mammals
worms · gophers · groundhogs · earthworms · badgers
- giraffe neck
- baby giraffe
- stuffed giraffeSoft toy African mammal
- giraffe feedingTall herbivore eating
- giraffe patternAfrican ruminant's distinctive coloring
- giraffe exhibitEnclosure for towering browsers