tongues help them
scour the branches.
Like all creatures in the
ecosystem, Earth’s tall-
est land mammal must
vie for territory in a
shrinking habitat.A male giraffe feeds
on an acacia tree, its
favorite meal. Full-
grown animals can eat
more than a hundred
pounds of leaves a
day, and their 20-inchTHE STAKES ARE HIGH
FOR ANIMALS AND
HUMANS IN A LANDSCAPE
LIKE NO OTHER.