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Giraffe Figurines

	You need that guy like a giraffe needs strep throat. – Ann Landers They aren’t exactly “rubber-neckers”, but giraffes have to be the next thing to it. The world’s tallest animal (males can reach 18 ft. from hoof to head), has a neck that can be seven feet in length. Despite its size, the giraffe’s neck has only seven vertebrae, the same number as other mammals, but they are proportionately elongated.

Calf and Male Giraffe Figurine

Striking display
Painted resin
11 x 6 x 9.5 inches

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Giraffe and Calf Figurine

Outstanding art
Painted resin
6.75 x 4.75 x 8 inches

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Male Giraffe Figurine

Collectible artwork
Painted resin
5.25 x 3.75 x 9.5 inches

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Giraffe Figurine

Realistic reproduction
Painted resin
4.5 x 3 x 9.25 inches

Giraffe Figurine

Delicate sculpture
Painted resin
13 x 2 x 10.5 inches

Patchwork Giraffe Mural

15 1/2 Inches Wide Each
Set of 4 Plaques
Lacquered Fiberboard

Woodlike Giraffe Sculpture

Beautiful Detailing
Wood Finish
40 Inches Tall

Patchwork Giraffe Figurine

Pair of Giraffes
Painted Resin
Tallest: 31 Inches Tall

Patchwork Giraffe Figurine

Painted Resin
Sold as a Pair
10 Inches Tall

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Giraffes

In fact, giraffes are long on a lot of things. The length of their legs, may or may not contribute to their speed, but the giraffe can outrun most of its enemies by reaching speeds up to 35 mph. even though an adult may weigh 3,000 lbs. And when caught by surprise, they have been known to kick a lion to death. However the maneuvers required to get a drink (spreading their legs out to lower their neck), place them in a vulnerable position, and most attacks will take place at watering holes. The giraffe can go without water for two or three days, as long as it is getting moisture in its food, which is normally acacia and other leaves. They can take in up to 75 lbs. of food a day, which can stave off thirst.

Those long legs have proven valuable to space science, as well. NASA researchers did extensive studies of the legs and veins of giraffes, while trying to design a gravity suit for astronauts. The reason giraffes were such an ideal subject, is that vein pressure is dependant on the distance from the heart to the legs, which means the pressure in their leg veins, is the highest of any known mammal. Yet they never suffer from varicose veins. That’s because unlike man, whose skin is not all that durable, and whose veins are distributed throughout the leg, a giraffe’s veins run down the center of a leg that is covered in a tough, durable hide, which almost equates to the same benefits as support hose.

The long neck and legs, give the giraffe a natural elegance of form and movement that has turned them into figurines and objets d’art for centuries. Giraffes are now the subject of fabric patterns, bedding sets, cookies (they are one of the famous Animal Crackers), wood carvings, and stuffed animals. Besides the charm they offer as a child’s toy, giraffe figurines add a touch of the exotic, and quiet beauty to any collection of animal art.

Giraffe Trivia

The giraffe is the only animal in the world born with horns on the forehead in both sexes
The tallest statues in the state of Texas, was that of a giraffe outside the Dallas zoo. That was until they unveiled a new statue of Sam Houston, in Huntsville. The zoo then promptly added an extended tongue to the giraffe, and regained top spot. It’s 67.5 ft. high.
Giraffes sleep about two hours a day.
Giraffe tails were once used as a unit of money.
Baby giraffes are about six feet tall when born, at which time they fall six feet to the ground.
A giraffe’s tongue averages 18-21” long, enough to reach its ears.
The giraffe, camel and cat, are the only three animals who “pace” (move both legs on one side forward at the same time) when they walk. This aids speed, agility and silence.
Giraffes have the largest brain of all hoofed animals.
In Atlanta, Georgia, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to street lamp or telephone pole.