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Giraffe
Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. Males can grow over 18 feet tall. This is tall enough to look into a second story window. The babies are called calves. Females, after an approximate 15-month gestation period, will give birth standing up. New calves can be over 6 feet tall at birth. Giraffes are listed as vulnerable. It is thought that less than 70,000 remain in the wild and this number continues to drop.