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Behavior
    Female and young male giraffes tend to gather in very loosely structured herds of 30 to 40 individuals.  Older males usually travel alone, spending most of their time looking for female herds.  Some herds are dominated by an old bull giraffe, though a female giraffe leads whenever the herd is on the move.  A giraffe herd doesn't stay as close together as other herds; in fact, it can be spread over as much as half a mile. 

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    Giraffes only sleep about 20 minutes a day and only with a lookout on duty; getting up is a major effort, thanks to those long legs, so these animals are especially vulnerable when lying down.

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