§ Comparison

West African giraffe or Hippopotamus.

Weight

830–1,200 kgsaharaconservation.org

1,365–2,660 kgen.wikipedia.org

Length

4.44–5.05 mielc.libguides.com

2.9–5.05 men.wikipedia.org

Shoulder height

2.8–3.31 mielc.libguides.com

1.3–1.65 men.wikipedia.org

Top speed

56 km/hanimals.sandiegozoo.org

30 km/hen.wikipedia.org

Lifespan

30 yearsgiraffeconservation.org

40–50 yearsen.wikipedia.org

Sexual maturity

4 yearsen.wikipedia.org

7.5 yearsen.wikipedia.org

Gestation

400–460 daysen.wikipedia.org

240 daysen.wikipedia.org

Young per litter

1theanimalfacts.com

1es.wikipedia.org

Clutches per year

0.6scienceinsights.org

0.33–0.5de.wikipedia.org

Population

600 individualsgiraffeconservation.org

115,000–130,000 individualsworldwideen.wikipedia.org

Habitat

Lives on the grounden.wikipedia.org

Lives in fresh wateren.wikipedia.org

Activity

Is active around the clocken.wikipedia.org

Comes out at nighten.wikipedia.org

Diet

Eats leavesen.wikipedia.org

Eats plantsen.wikipedia.org

Social life

Moves in a herden.wikipedia.org

Moves in a herden.wikipedia.org

Mating

One male, several femalesen.wikipedia.org

One male, several femalesen.wikipedia.org

Body covering

Has furnationalgeographic.com

Has bare skinen.wikipedia.org

Pattern

Has spotsnationalgeographic.com

Is a single colouren.wikipedia.org

Shelter

Sleeps in the opennationalgeographic.com

Sleeps in the openielc.libguides.com

Territoriality

Does not defend a territorydoi.org

Only defends territory when breedingen.wikipedia.org

At birth

Is born nearly ready to walkscienceinsights.org

Is born nearly ready to walkde.wikipedia.org