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What interesting, out of the ordinary facts do you know?
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Did you know that Gorillas can't swim?
Giraffes have only 7 vertibrae in their necks (the same as us)?
Glass is a liquid?
(I really hope these are right!)
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I believe from my anthropology studies that you are correct with the gorilla's. I also seem to remember something about the glass, That is probably true also..but coming from sand it is hard to understand, I really don't know.... Interesting giraffe fact considering the length of their neck! I wonder how big the vertebrae are in comparison to ours. Must be quite large you would think!
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Yup! So do you know what this is?
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It's one passing a window!
So do you have some facts?
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LOL good drawing ! Is that the leg of said Giraffe passing a window! LOL
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Perhaps a portion of the neck?
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It's the neck! Can't think of anything else that might look like that ;-) ! I also did art when I was at school, though drawing anatomically correct giraffes was never part of the sylabus! Plus it was...jeez....20 years ago!
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LOL, not to mention we were speaking of the neck and the vertebrae's LOL!!I don't have any facts tonight as my back is killing me.. I don't have the concentration for a search tonight!
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So you're having trouble with your vertibrae?
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04/06/2007 09:22:21 »
Yes I am scared to put me feet down and try to find me bed as I can't hardly get on my feet.
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I think I pulled a muscle this morning..Had feet elevated above heart as instructed and put feet down and twisted slightly the wrong way and wham! BOOM!! One messed up vertebrae or at least muscle surrounding said vertebraes! LOL..
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I would like to trade with that passing giraffe for the night PLEASE! LOL
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That sounds highly very painful! Out with the ibuprofen!
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04/06/2007 09:34:33 »
I just took two vicodin
I gave up on the other it wasn't helping! Highly very painful is an understatement! LOL
Although giraffes are relatively prevalent in most parts of Africa, some populations are threatened by poachers.
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I've never managed to poach anything bigger than an egg...........
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LOL LOL Me neither!
male giraffes will often neck wrestle to establish dominance in their herds
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Similar to some human males arm-wrestling then...
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Yes indeedy so!
A giraffe's tongue is 18 inches long
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The similarities just go on and on!
I remember seeing them when they eat the acacia which has those enormous thorns. Did not look like a comfortable meal!
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Doesn't seem comfortable to me!
The giraffe's heart weighs 24 pounds
( And I thought mine was heavy!! LOL )
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A blue whales heart weighs as much as a small car, and (if you wanted to) you could swim down some of its arteries, they are so big!
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