Giraffe

 

Linnaean Classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Giraffidae, Giraffa camelopardalis

 

Regulator because giraffes are mammals, and therefore, are able to regulate their internal body conditions.

 

Neither because a giraffe does not need to hibernate or migrate. The giraffe does not hibernate or migrate because it does not have a need to do so. The giraffe inhabits the warm areas south of the Sahara Desert in Africa and other regions of Africa, living on the savannah and dining on the leaves of shrubs and trees. Giraffes may migrate at times to find more vegetation.

 

Specialists because they mainly eat the leaves off of very tall-thorned trees. These trees are not found anywhere else in the world. Therefore, giraffes cannot live anywhere other than the African grasslands or the African savannahs.

 

Consumer because giraffes obtain their energy from consuming leaves off of tall-thorned trees.

 

Herbivore because giraffes feed on fruits and vegetables. They mainly get their diet from twigs and leaves of trees.

 

Niche: Although adult giraffes do not have many successful predators, baby giraffes fill an important Adults are too big for most predators to tackle, and they can kick predators with their front hooves. Baby giraffes, however, suffer a high mortality rate (around 50%), according to the Maryland zoo. Furthermore, many animals of prey of different species stick close to giraffes. Giraffe’s don’t need to compete with these animals for food and have tall necks and excellent vision that allows them to creep through the tall grasses of the plains. Many animals consider giraffes their early warning system; when giraffes start running away, other animals follow them. Most giraffes live in wooded savannas, open woodlands and riparian forests, in east Africa and the northern parts of southern Africa, where they're protected by national parks.