Ncme: ___________________

The Long 0|roffe

by Guy 8e||eront|
Mc:I pecp|e kncw whcI c gircffe |cck: |ike.
Ihey're Ic||, :pcIIec cnimc|: frcm Ihe /friccn
:cvcnnc. Ihey're fcmcu: fcr Iheir |cng neck: IhcI
c||cw Ihem Ic munch cn IreeIcp |ecve: IhcI
cIher cnimc|: ccnncI recch.
WiIh iI: fccI |cng |eg: cnc fccI |cng
neck c mc|e gircffe ccn grcw cver 1 feeI in
heighI. IhcI': c|mc:I c: Ic|| c: c Iwc:Icry
Lui|cingl ven c LcLy gircffe hc: c |cng neck
cnc |eg:. ln fccI, Ihe cc|f i: feeI Ic|| cI LirIh cnc ccn :Icnc wiIhin cn hcur.
We humcn: hcve :even Lcne:, cr verIeLrce, in cur :hcrI |iII|e neck:. Sc, hcw
mcny verIeLrce cc ycu Ihink c gircffe hc: in iI: neck McyLe 20 r 50 r 100
ln fccI, c gircffe': neck hc: exccI|y Ihe :cme numLer cn Lcne: in iI: neck c: c
humcnl Hcwever, Ihe gircffe': verIeLrce cre |crger cnc much |cnger.
/ gircffe': hecrI i: c|:c |cng, wiIh c mc|e': hecrI Leing up Ic Iwc feeI. lI Icke: c
pcwerfu| hecrI Ic mcve L|ccc up Ihe |cng neck inIc Ihe Lrcin. Ihe gircffe hc:
:pecic| vc|ve: in Iheir crIerie:. Ihe:e vc|ve: prevenI L|ccc frcm ru:hing Ic Ihe hecc
when Ihe gircffe Lenc: |cw Ic crink. /nc when iI crink: iI Icke: c |cng crink,
:wc||cwing up Ic 10 gc||cn: cf wcIer. Ihe gircffe mu:I :precc iI: |cng |eg: cpcrI :c iI:
|cng neck ccn recch Ihe wcIer. Since iI ccnI prcIecI iI:e|f when in Ihi: pc:iIicn iI
cce:n'I crink very cfIen. ln:Iecc, iI geI: c |cI cf mci:Iure frcm Ihe p|cnI: iI ecI:.
/nc :pecking cf p|cnI:, c gircffe': fcvcriIe fccc i: Ihe |ecve: cf Ihe Ihcrny
ccccic Iree. Ihe gircffe wrcp: iI: |cng 1inch Icngue crcunc Ihe Iree': Lrcnche:
cnc :Irip: cff Ihe |ecve:. Ihe |cng Icngue': rcughne:: he|p: prcIecI iI frcm Ihe Ihcrn:.
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/ gircffe i: c rumincnI, which mecn: iI hc: c fcur chcmLerec :Icmcch |ike c
ccw. /fIer Ihey :wc||cw |ecve: Ihe fir:I Iime Ihe gircffe wi|| Lring Ihe |ecve: Lcck up
Iheir IhrccI cnc chew cgcin fcr |cng pericc:.
/ hec|Ihy ccu|I gircffe cce: ncI hcve mcny ncIurc| preccIcr:. lI: hccve: cre
c: |cng cnc wice c: c cinner p|cIe, cnc iI ccn kick iI: |cng |eg: cny cirecIicn. Ihe
kick i: :c :Ircng iI ccn even ki|| c |icn.
WiIh iI: |cng neck, |cng hecrI, |cng Icngue, |cng |eg:, cnc |cng hccve:, Ihe
gircffe i: :ure|y cne cf Ihe mc:I LecuIifu| cnimc|: cn Ihe /friccn :cvcnnc.
About the Author
Guy 8e||ercnIi wcrk: c: c
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0|roffe octs
Ihe gircffe hc: Ihe :hcrIe:I :|eep reuiremenI: cf
cny mcmmc|. / gircffe :|eep: |e:: Ihcn Iwc hcur:
per ccyl
/|Ihcugh Ihey're u:uc||y uieI, gircffe: ccn mcke
:cunc:. Mc|e gircffe: ccn mcke |cuc ccugh:.
Femc|e: ccn whi:I|e Ic cc|| Iheir ycung. Gircffe:
ccn c|:c grunI, :ncrI, cnc hi::.
/ mc|e gircffe i: cc||ec c Lu||. / femc|e i: c ccw,
cnc c ycung gircffe i: c cc|f. / grcup cf gircffe: i:
c herc.
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Ncme: ___________________
The Long 0|roffe
by Guy 8e||eront|
1. Hcw mcny Lcne: cre in c gircffe': neck
o. 7 b. 20
c. 50 d. 100
2. Why cce: c gircffe neec c |crge, pcwerfu| hecrI
o. :c iI ccn pump L|ccc ccwn inIc iI: |eg:
b. :c iI ccn pump L|ccc up Ic Ihe Lrcin
c. Ic he|p Ihe gircffe crink wcIer mcre ec:i|y
d. Ic he|p Ihe gircffe cige:I p|cnI: cnc |ecve:
3. Ihe :eccnc pcge cf Ihe crIic|e ccnIcin: mcny fccI:, LuI Ihere i: cne :enIence
IhcI i: cn cpinicn. Ccpy Ihe cpinicn :enIence cn Ihe |ine: Le|cw.
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4. Ccmp|eIe ecch :enIence Ly wriIing c wcrc cr numLer cn Ihe |ine.
/ gircffe': Icngue i: cLcuI __________ inche: |cng.
/ ________________________ gircffe i: cc||ec c ccw.
/ LcLy gircffe i: cLcuI __________ feeI Ic|| when iI :Icnc: up.
/ gircffe': fcvcriIe fccc i: |ecve: frcm c ___________________________ Iree.
Art|st Cho||enge: n c :epcrcIe :heeI cf pcper, crcw c picIure cf c gircffe.
lnc|uce c: mcny ceIci|: c: pc::iL|e. 8e|cw ycur picIure, necI|y
wriIe Ihe Ihree mc:I inIere:Iing fccI: ycu |ecrnec frcm Ihi: crIic|e.
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Ncme: ___________________
The Long 0|roffe
Vocobu|ory Act|v|ty
Fi|| in Ihe mi::ing |eIIer: Ic crecIe c wcrc frcm Ihe crIic|e.
Ihen, wriIe Ihe fu|| wcrc cn Ihe |ine. 8e :ure ycu :pe|| ecch wcrc
ccrrecI|y.
1. ___ ___ c ___ e : 1. _________________________________
c|ue: hcrc ccvering: cver Ihe Ice: cf
hcr:e:, ccII|e, ceer, cr gircffe:
2. ___ ___ ___ ___ n ___ c 2. _________________________________
c|ue: c f|cI grc::|cnc hcLiIcI
3. ___ ___ ___ | c ___ : 3. _________________________________
c|ue: uniI: fcr mec:uring |iuic ccpcciIy
4. ___ I ___ ___ c ___ ___ 4. _________________________________
c|ue: crgcn in:ice Ihe Lccy fcr cige:Iing fccc
5. ___ ___ ___ r ___ : 5. _________________________________
c|ue: :hcrp pcinI: cn c p|cnI': :Iem cr Lrcnch
. ___ u ___ c ___ . _________________________________
c|ue: Ic chew :cmeIhing in c nci:y wcy
7. ___ | ___ ___ c 7. _________________________________
c|ue: |iuic IhcI run: Ihrcugh cn cnimc|': Lccy
Ihrcugh vein: cnc crIerie:
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