1 A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. ( 2 Usually as âchamois leatherâ) Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).
Height and Weight. The size of a giraffe on average is as follows. The average male giraffe grows to up to 18 feet in height, or 5.5 meters. He can weigh anywhere from 800 to 1,800 kilograms or 1,800 to 4,300 pounds. The female giraffe is considerably smaller. She averages at 13 to 15 feet high or 4 to 4.5 meters.
The height of a giraffe ranges from 14 to 17 feet or 4.3 to 5.2 meters. Male giraffes weigh about 2,830 pounds or 1,191 kilograms. Female giraffes are about 800 pounds lighter at 1,830 pounds or 828 kilograms. The tallest giraffe ever measured was a male giraffe that stood 20 feet tall, or almost 6 meters high. She is about 550 to 1,180 kilograms heavy, or 1,200 to 2,600 pounds. The giraffe coat is a pattern of medium brown patches of hair surrounded by a lighter color.