How Giraffes Have Evolved to Thrive on the African Savannah
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Giraffe Adaptations for Survival in the African Savannah
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The African savannah affords very challenging conditions where animals are forced to acquire special adaptations to cope. Giraffes are creatures that have been invaded by many millions of years of evolution and adaptation to reach food, avoid predators, traverse open landscapes and weather changing seasons. They have evolved special characteristics of their body, behaviour and physical traits that assist them in coping successfully within an extreme habitat in the world's harshest ecosystem.