Giraffe’s favourite food is the thorny acacia tree. The tree’s leaves could be completely eaten by the giraffe, however it releases a chemical called tannin, which is repelling in taste to the giraffe.
Not only does that tree, stop the giraffe from eating its own leaves, but releases a chemical warning nearby acacia trees to release tannin into their leaves.
The giraffe is one of the few animals born wiht horns. The horns lie flat against the skull when it is born and pop up during the giraffe's first week of life.
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