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What Eats A Giraffe?

A Large Giraffe
What Eats A Giraffe? Photo: Hans Hilawaert

What eats giraffes?

What does a giraffe eat?

Baby giraffes can be killed and eaten by hyenas. But the only animal that will kill and eat an adult giraffe is a lion.

However, lions do not often tackle giraffes because they are so large. One lucky kick by a giraffe’s long, powerful hind legs could cripple or kill a lion. So most lions prefer not to attack full-grown giraffes unless they can sneak up on it while it is bending its long neck to the ground to get a drink of water.

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And, what do giraffes eat? Giraffes are browsers, which means that they eat leaves and other vegetation.




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Gordon Ramel

Gordon is an ecologist with two degrees from Exeter University. He's also a teacher, a poet and the owner of 1,152 books. Oh - and he wrote this website.
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