Giraffe are the tallest animals on earth, standing upto 5 metres high. An adult can weigh up to 900 kgs. Babies are about 2 metres (6 feet) tall at birth. Giraffe have distinctive brown patches on their fawn-coloured body, a very long neck and legs. There are about 100,000 giraffe still living in the African wilderness. 8 different sub-species - West African, Kordofan, Nubian, Reticulated, Rothschild;s (also known as Baringo), Maasaai (or Kenyan), Thornicroft's and the Southern Giraffe. All can be differentiated by their distinctive patterns and home ranges. They survive in dry savannah, woodlands and even semi desert areas. Giraffe eat leaves, browsing their way amongst the top-most branches of bushes & trees.

Giraffe can be seen in herds of anything from 4 to 30 animals but these herds are very loose and animals may wander from herd to herd. Both male and females have horns. The males sometimes break their horns in fights with other male Giraffe.