Page 41 - The World of Animals

feet)– the blood pressure

on the head bending
down from such a height

becomes very great. If a
human being were

exposed to such high
blood pressure, his

brain would
immediately burst.

This being the case,
how do giraffes

drink water without
having a cerebral
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haemorrhage? That is because,
Allah, the Creator of space, the sky, the

earth and all creatures, has placed a very special mechanism inside a
giraffe's head. There are little valves inside the veins of a giraffe's

head. Once the height of a giraffe's head changes, these valves start
to operate and prevent high blood pressure in the head.

Well, have you ever thought about why giraffes are speckled?
This aesthetic appearance, in harmony with the grasslands, makes

it hard for their enemies to distinguish the giraffes. Despite their
giant bodies, they can thus hide from the king of the savannah,

that is the lion, their foremost enemy.
In moments of danger, giraffes run at speeds of 55 to 60

kilometres (34 to 37 miles) per hour. When they begin to run, they
move their heads back and forth like a pump, and curl their tails.