SCIENCE
SKELETAL SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Even though the neck of a giraffe can be eight feet long and weigh up to 600 pounds, they only have seven neck vertebrae-the same number of neck bones that humans have! But unlike our vertebrae, each of theirs can be up to 10 inches long.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. These are the seven bones of the neck, called the cervical vertebra.
Detailed explanation-3: -The giraffe skeleton consists of 170 bones. A giraffe may have a tall neck but it still has 7 bones like humans and all other mammals.
Detailed explanation-4: -Friday Fact: A sparrow has more bones in its neck than a giraffe.
Detailed explanation-5: -The main theory is that they adapted to reach high branches of trees, especially acacias. The leaves up there are too far away for other herbivores. Over millions of years, giraffes evolved their neck to snack on this tasty foliage, without having to compete with other animals for their food source.