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Gerenuk

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  Animal class: Mammals-(They are warm-blooded (the body temperature stays about the same temperature without help from the sun), breathe air with lungs, have a 4 chamber heart, have 3 bones in their inner ears, have vertebrae (a backbone or spine), have hair or fur (even whales and dolphins have some hair near their mouths), almost all species have a live birth, but 2 species lay eggs (the platypus and the echidna), all females produce (their bodies make) milk for their young, most have 4 legs or for humans, 2 arms and 2 legs, sizes range from the Bumblebee bat at 1 in (3 cm) to the Blue whale at 100 ft (30 m)) (Examples: Whales, people, dogs, and elephants. There are about 6,500 different species.)
• Diet: Herbivore (They only eat plants)– Grass, herbs, leaves, flowers, and fruit
• Lifespan: 10 to 12 years
• Predators: Leopards, lions, jackals, and wild dogs
• Size: Between 3-3.5 ft (90-105 cm) tall & 4.6-5.3 ft (140-160 cm) long
• Species: There are only 1 species with long necks, but there are about 90 species of antelope
• Speed: About 35 mph (56 kph)
• Status: Near Threatened
• Weight: 63 to 128 lbs. (29 to 58 kg)
• Where do they live?: They live in the Horn of Africa and the drier parts of East Africa.
• Only the males have horns.
• They like woodland forests, deserts, and open plains.
• The gerenuk eats standing on two legs to be able to reach leaves that are high up.
• They have to drink water like most other land animals. They get their water through the leaves that they eat.