The giraffe, with its long neck and thin legs, is a strange-looking animal. It is also an interesting animal. there are only seven bones in the giraffe's long neck, the same number as in the nedk of a tiny mouse. Its thi legs are much stronger than they appear. The giraffe can run at speeds of thirty miles an hour, which is faster than most other animals can run.
The lion, the giraffe's only enemy, is faster. But it takes more than one lion to kill a giraffe. One blow from a giraff's hoof can kill a lion immediately. Many a lion has wished it has not caught up with the giraffe!