What do giraffes like to eat?
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The question is asking about the dietary preferences of giraffes, specifically what types of food they consume.
Answer
Leaves and buds on trees and shrubs, especially acacia, mimosa, and wild apricot trees.
Giraffes predominantly eat leaves and buds on trees and shrubs, particularly acacia, mimosa, and wild apricot trees. They also consume herbs, climbers, vines, flowers, and fruit when in season.
Answer for screen readers
Giraffes predominantly eat leaves and buds on trees and shrubs, particularly acacia, mimosa, and wild apricot trees. They also consume herbs, climbers, vines, flowers, and fruit when in season.
More Information
Giraffes use their long necks and prehensile tongues to reach high into trees, accessing food sources unavailable to many other herbivores.
Sources
- How much do giraffes eat in a day? What does their diet consist of? - giraffeconservation.org
- What Do Giraffes Eat? | Giraffe Diet By Species (Updated 2023) - bioexplorer.net
- Giraffes primarily eat... - home.adelphi.edu
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