Giraffe Juvenile Cervical Vertebra Replica

Description

Giraffe juvenile cervical vertebra replica measures 6.0 inches. The Cervus camelopardalis vertebrae is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. Made in USA.

The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on earth.

Seven large, elongated cervical vertebrae support their long neck. The tall dorsal processes of their thoracic vertebrae are necessary for attaching the large neck muscles they need to lift their heavy heads and account for the strong slope of their back.

The neck is multi functional, allowing them to eat from high branches, allowing them to see a good distance, and providing them a defensive weapon.

The giraffe’s chief characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its spotted coat patterns.

Their food source is leaves, fruits, and flowers of woody plants, primarily acacia species, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach.

Lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and African wild dogs may prey upon giraffes. Giraffes live in herds of related females and their offspring or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Giraffidae
• Genus: Giraffa
• Species: C. camelopardalis
• Binomial name: Cervus camelopardalis
• Conservation status: Vulnerable

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