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The giraffe（长颈鹿）is the tallest animal on land. Their interesting shapes attract ______ people to visit them. They have long necks and long thin legs. Their front legs are ______ than their back legs. Some of ______ can be more than five meters tall. They can run very fast—about 30 miles ______ hour. They are usually brown and yellow.

Giraffes live ______ Africa. They ______ live up to 25 years in the wild. They spend most of the day ______. The leaves, flowers and fruit are their main food, and they also eat grass or ______ plants. To find food, they travel over a large area, ______ they don’t have a fixed（固定的）home.

However, when a mother giraffe gives birth to babies, it often returns to ______ birthplace. It only gives birth to one baby every time, and the baby giraffe is cute and can be ______. About 20 minutes after being born, the baby giraffe learns to stand. Then it begins drinking ______ milk from its mother. A few hours later, it can run as ______ as those who have been born for weeks. ______ amazing! The baby giraffe only stays with its mother after it is born in the first two weeks. When it is strong enough, it ______ its mother and start a new life.