As the newest addition to our household is Hopscotch the giraffe I found a fun website specially for him - random giraffe facts - so today's random giraffe fact is
When giraffes were first brought to Rome in 46 B.C., they were thought to be as big as a camel, with spots like a leopard. Although we've long since learned the giraffe is not a combination of these animals, the name scientific name camelopardalis stuck.
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