WE are all amazed with height of giraffe whenever we see them at zoos. Giraffes spend about 80 percent of their day eating and they are said to be able to eat up to 77 pounds (35 kilograms) of food a day. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]
Their favourite tree is the thorny acacia, which provides them all the necessary nutrients they need. But, they also have an important ‘super power’ in which they can actually last longer without drinking water than camels! They will go up to 3 weeks without a drink.
However when they do drink, they’ve been known to down 12 gallons in one sitting. The trick they pull to achieve this feat is by making sure that they eat sufficient leaves and fruit so they don’t need to drink water much at all as long as they’re eating enough. Similar to them if we also change our eating habits by having more juicy fruits like watermelon and honeydew, perhaps we too can last longer without water.[/ihc-hide-content]
