A Tower of Giraffes

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‘If you look to your right, you can find a tower of giraffes!’ said the guide of the safari.

When you look at giraffes, the first thing you notice might be their exceptional height. They are the tallest among all mammals, and they need vast amount of food to support their bodies! Their favourite foods are the leaves of the acacia tree, and these gentle giants spend most of their waking hours eating as they can consume up to 34 kg of food per day! People often use ‘a tower of giraffes’ as a collective noun to describe a group of giraffes. Can you guess why?

Challenge!

Can you find the objects hidden in the big picture?

Cool Words

safari

a journey, usually to Africa, to see or hunt wild animals

exceptional

very unusual and not likely to happen very often

giant

an imaginary man who is much bigger and stronger than ordinary men

consume

to eat or drink something

collective noun

a noun that describes a group of things or people as a unit