The Giraffe My science project is on Giraffes. The Giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world. Giraffes have very long necks with a short, upstanding mane, high shoulders which slope steeply, and long legs that are nearly equal in length. The male weight can range to 2420-4250, and the female can range to 1540-2600. The Giraffes can stand up to 18 feet long. They mostly live and come from sub-Sahara Africa. Giraffes are herbivores, and their long necks help them to reach the leaves and shoots of thorny acacia trees. The Giraffes scientific name is camelopardalis which is the Latin version of comeleopard. During 46 B.C., Rome, Giraffes were thought to be a huge camel, with spots like a