Muslims believe Rajab is the month in which âAlÄ« ibn AbÄ« TÄlib, the first Imam of Shia Islam and Fourth Caliph of Sunni Islam, was born inside the Kaaba, the most sacred place of worship for Muslims.
STATUS: Vulnerable. DESCRIPTION: Giraffes are one of the world's tallest mammals. They are well known for their long necks, long legs, and spotted patterns. Giraffes have small horns or knobs on top of their heads that grow to be about five inches long. These knobs are used to protect the head in fights. SIZE: Male giraffes are larger than females. Males weigh between 2,400 and 3,000 pounds and stand up to 19 feet tall! Female giraffes weigh between 1,600 and 2,600 pounds and grow to be 16 feet tall. POPULATION: Giraffe populations are relatively stable. LIFESPAN: Healthy giraffes live about 25 years in the wild.
Their favorites are apples, bananas, and carrots. The life span for giraffes in captivity isnât increased much though. In the wild they can live from 15 to 25 years. In captivity that increases from about 32 to 40 years.The biggest change here is that the young have a better chance of living to adulthood.In the wild approximately half of them will be killed in their first year of life by predators.his means that they do things in captivity that the wonât do normally in the wild. For the giraffes it has to do with the use of their tongues all the time. This is often due to the fact that they are given toys and other objects for stimulation due to the lack of environment that they have to roam around in.