COOL STUFF ABOUT GIRAFFES: COOL STUFF ABOUT GIRAFFES BY STEPHENIE HANES INTERESTING INFORMATION: INTERESTING INFORMATION GIRAFFES ARE THE TALLEST MAMMAL ON THE PLANET IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE, GIRAFFES GROW ABOUT 4 FEET A GIRAFFE’S TONGUE IS 21 INCHES LONG ON AVERAGE, IT CAN GRAB AND HOLD THINGS MORE COOL FACTS: MORE COOL FACTS EACH GIRAFFE HAS A UNIQUE PATTERN THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER GIRAFFES A GIRAFFE’S PREGNANCY LASTS ABOUT 15 MONTHS MOST OF THE TIME, GIRAFFES SLEEP STANDING UP WHAT DID YOU LEARN?: WHAT DID YOU LEARN? TRUE OR FALSE??? All giraffes within the same family have the exact same pattern of spots. TRUE FALSE WRONG ANSWER!!!: WRONG ANSWER!!! GO BACK AND RE-READ THE INFORMATION CAREFULLY—THE ANSWER IS THERE!! YOU ARE RIGHT!!: YOU ARE RIGHT!! GOOD JOB!! NOW YOU KNOW SOME VERY COOL FACTS ABOUT GIRAFFES! ABOUT MYSELF: ABOUT MYSELF MY NAME IS STEPHENIE I AM A STUDENT AND A MOTHER I AM STUDYING TO BE A TEACHER I WANT TO TEACH BECAUSE I LOVE TO LEARN!!