Given a choice, a male giraffe will browse at the higher part of the tree or bush whereas females prefer to browse below six feet.
This is a useful identification tool in the field and helpful when you don’t have binoculars handy to see the male’s horns!
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Links:
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[2] http://www.ietravel.com/category/did-you-know
[3] http://www.ietravel.com/category/east-africa
[4] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/2009/05/did-you-know
[5] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/2010/03/extinct-australian-frog-found-new-south-wales
[6] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/borneo/sarawak-region-wildlife-tour
[7] http://www.ietravel.com/blog/2010/05/local-favorite-restaurants-guayaquil
