National Geographic Kids USA - March 2017

A giraffe

needs to drink

water only once

every couple

of days.

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New research

suggests that

there are four

species of

giraffes.

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BY DAVID BROWN

You might not think that giraffes would have much

in common with ninja, skilled combatants who prowled

through 15th-century Japan on spy missions. After all,

giraffes move awkwardly, and their superlong necks

hardly seem stealthy. But these hoofed creatures are

surprisingly sneaky and agile. Discover how giraffes kick

it up a notch, ninja style.

s, Japan was divided into kingdomsruled

by leaders calleddaimyo(DY-mee-oh). The daimyo fought each

otherfor control of land and wealth.Ninja were the daimyo’s

secret agents,whose job was togain information on the enemy.

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Where

giraffes

live

These animals

caneatover75

pounds of food

a day(mostly

leaves).

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seriouslystealthymoves.

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tweighs

pto 25

ounds.