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WOOOH KINDA HOT IN THESE RHINOS! OOOO KINDA CHILLY IN THESE GIRAFFES
INTRO
HEY WHATS UP GUYS IM ALEX FARNHAM AND YOU’RE WATCHING ANIMALIST NEWS FUN FACTS
THE GIRAFFE IS AN AMAZING ANIMAL FROM THE FACT THAT THESE GUYS
HAVE A CRAZY INTERESTING LOOK WITH THEIR LONG NECKS AND ODD STANCE TO THE FACT THAT THEY
LIVE ON THE DANGEROUS AFRICAN PLAINS! NOW WHEN I THINK AFRICA, A COUPLE THINGS COME
TO MIND, HAWWWWT AND DRY! WHILE OTHER ANIMALS OF AFRICA KEEP COOL BY
COVERING UP IN MUD, SPLASHING IN WATER, OR JUST LAYING IN THE SHADE. THE MIGHTY LARGE
GIRAFFE CAN'T DO ANY OF THESE TO KEEP COOL! SO WHAT DO THEY DO YOU MUST BE WONDERING?
WELL, HMMMM PROBABLY JUST TURN THEIR SKIN INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER DUH!
NOW, GIRAFFES DON'T SWEAT, I MEAN THEY CAN SWEAT BUT THEY DON'T WANNA
BECAUSE THEY NEED TO CONSERVE ALL THE WATER THEY CAN!
ESPECIALLY WHEN EVERY TIME THEY GET A SIP OF WATER IS PRETTY SKETCHY BENDING WAY DOWN
INTO A POOL FILLED WITH CROCODILES.
(SKETCH)
GIRAFFES CAN ACTUALLY RAISE THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE 3-10 DEGREES WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO STAY WARMER
THAN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE, MEANING THEY DON'T HAVE TO SWEAT.
ALSO THE SPOTS ON A GIRAFFE ACT AS THERMAL WINDOWS.
THE GIRAFFE CAN ACTUALLY SEND ITS WARMER BLOOD TO VESSELS AROUND THESE SPOTS, WHICH ALLOWS
THEM TO RELEASE ANY EXCESS HEAT
SO GIRAFFES ARE LITERALLY WORKING THE HEAT OUT OF THEIR BODY.
THEIR AMAZING SKIN WORKS VERY WELL UNDER THE HOT AFRICAN SUN AND SINCE THEY HAVE SO MUCH
OF IT STRETCHING OVER THAT LONG NECK OF THEIRS THEY DO QUITE WELL.