Giraffes, the Sentinels of the SavannasAs she has done for eagles, whales and sharks, acclaimed science writer Helen Roney Sattler now offers an easy-to-read, scientifically accurate introduction to the world's tallest living animals. 1990 Children's Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. |
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acacia trees Africa Angolan Asia attica baby BIRGERBOHLINIA birth blood Bramatherium bush calf calves canine teeth CHRISTOPHER SANTORO color cows drink epoch Eurasia extinct feet tall female forelegs gallop Genera gentle giants genus GIRAFFE Giraffa camelopardalis giraffe subspecies GIRAFFE-See giraffe's giraffe's heart giraffes live giraffes rarely giraffes tend Giraffes usually giraffids Giraffinae Giraffokeryx hair Helladotherium herd hind legs HONANOTHERIUM horns human irregularly shaped spots jumae Kenya Kordofan Large numbers late Miocene lion lived in east long neck male giraffe Masai giraffe million years ago modern giraffe Mother giraffes Namibia neck and head neck and legs Nubian nurse okapi ossicones outrun Paleotraginae PALEOTRAGUS Pleistocene Pliocene predators priscilla punjabiensis reticulated giraffe ROTHSCHILD'S GIRAFFE ruminating rump Samburu SAMOTHERIUM sausage tree Savannas Scientists sivalensis sivatheres Sivatheriinae Sivatherium skin skull smooth-edged species of Giraffa spots separated stillei stomach sturdy legs thick THORNICROFT'S GIRAFFE Uganda ungulates vertebrae Zaire Zarafa zoos