Isabella the Giraffe
About Me
Born on: 15th February 2002
I live: Into Africa house at Marwell Wildlife
My favourite food: Bananas
Hobbies: I enjoy standing taller than the other animals along with my giraffe friends
Check out the giraffe webcam to see if you can see me!
In the wild
Scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis
Status: Classified as Least Concern
Distribution: Africa, south of the Sahara
Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Because of their great height, giraffes, which are ruminants, are able to browse the uppermost branches of trees. Thus they face little competition from other herbivores. Their great height also gives them the advantage of seeing predators from a distance.
The bull giraffe may reach nearly 6m in height (over 18ft). However, like most mammals, including humans, they only have 7 neck vertebrae, the bones being greatly elongated.
With strong eyesight from an elevated position and good sense of smell, giraffes are often accompanied by zebra and wildebeest which may benefit from the giraffe as an ‘early warning system’.
The main threat is habitat loss and poaching for meat and hides.
All for £25.00
"Go Wild" adoptions are for 0-16 year olds, and include all this:
- A special Adoption Certificate
- A car sticker
- A photo of me... lucky you!
- Complimentary child admission ticket
- Animal fact sheet, so you'll know all about us
- A nice Presentation folder to keep it all in
- Access to the online Adopters Zone
- Invite to exclusive Adopters weekend
Are you a grown up? See our General Adoption Scheme.