Giraffe
Afrikaans name : Kameelperd.
Scientific name : (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Region : They are native to most of Africa south of the Sahara.
Description : The world's tallest land mammal. A cud-chewing hoofed mammal, which, with the okapi, constitutes the family Giraffidae (order Artiodactyla). The Romans called the giraffe "camelopardalis" ("spotted camel"), a term that survived in English as "camelopard" and in Afrikaans as Kameelperd. They have short bodies and very long legs and necks. Their coat is tawney and covered large with reddish brown spots. They each have their own unique pattern of markings and their colour grows a darker shade of  brown as they get older.
Habitat : The giraffe lives in herds on tree-scattered terrain on savannas and in open bush, open woodland and wooded grassland country. Ranges widely and is found hundreds of kilometers from water.
Weight : max. over 1200 kg.
Speed : max. can reach over 56 km/h 
Height : height of more than 5.5 m. 
Horns : Two short, skin-covered horns are present in both sexes 
Food : Browsers, they feed primarily on acacia leaves, but may also eat flowers, fruits, herbs, leaves, seeds, new shoots & vines. They feed from the tops of the trees without competition. Their 45 cm long tongues are used to grip and pull leaves. A giraffe can go for more than a month without drinking. Artiodactyls have larger stomachs and longer intestines than carnivorous animals because plant food is less easily digested than meat. The necessity of escaping predators and the handicap of a heavy digestive system have resulted in limb bone adaptations. They have no gallbladder and have the ability to bolt food and to ruminate it at a later time.
Habits : Giraffe have exceptionally good eyesight, smell, and hearing sences. Giraffe live in herds of two up to 20 ,  individuals join and leave at times. Herds consisting of cows, calves, and sexually immature males are led by an adult bull. Bulls are not overly territorial, yet hierarchy among males does exist, each individual knows status as they coexist in overlapping ranges. A giraffe usually sleeps in standing position. 
Young :  The same birth site is used continuously by many generations. A single calf  is born and can stand 20 minutes after birth and follows its mother within 1/2 hours of its birth.  Maturity on 3/5 years. Gestation period 15 months. Birth interval - 2 years.
Predators : Leopards, Hyena, Lion, wild dogs. (Calves).
Lifespan :  up to 26 years in the wild.