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 ( 2 Usually as âchamois leatherâ) Soft pliable leather originally made from the skin of chamois (nowadays the hides of deer, sheep, and other species of goat are alternatively used).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.
Not only are they tall but the giraffe is also one of the world's heaviest animals â although no way as heavy as an elephant. Ordinarily male giraffes can weigh about between 2,400 and 4,200 pounds (1,191 kilos) and female giraffes from about 1,500 to 2,600 pounds (828 kilos). The heaviest recorded giraffe is a female that lives in Tanzania and is called âShackieâ.