· I live on the continent of Africa -- in and around the Sahara Desert.
· I live in dry areas like deserts but always need to be around trees.
· I don't have a real house and actually sleep standing up.
· I have a small head, long legs and an even longer neck that's very strong. I also have hoofs on the bottoms of my feet.
· I'm orange or light brown with dark brown circles or spots. As I get older, I start to turn darker brown.
· I'm one of the tallest mammals in the world! I can be up to 17 feet (about 5.5 meters) tall. Most of my height comes from my long neck.
· I can weigh as much as 1,800 pounds (around 800 kilograms)!
· I only eat vegetables (scientists call me a herbivore) -- almost always leaves from the tops of trees.
· Even though I'm huge, I actually can run quite fast, up to 35 miles per hour (about 56 kilometers per hour). I also might kick with my big, heavy hoofs.
· I often live in dry areas where there is little water. And because I'm so tall, I have to get water from the leaves I eat instead of from the ground. So I can go for months without actually drinking.

译文

长颈鹿——地图上涂绿色的地方是我的家

有趣的常识：

在撒哈拉沙漠，和其它大多数食草动物不同，长颈鹿在干旱季节不迁徙(离开它的家)，因为它可以从吃的叶子中获得充足的水分。长颈鹿很少弯下身子喝水或吃草—小长颈鹿甚至能在出生后20分钟站立。

· 我住在非洲大陆—在撒哈拉沙漠及其周边地区。
· 我住在象沙漠一样干燥的地方，但常常需要它周围有树。
· 我没有真正的房屋，实际上，我是站着睡觉的。
· 我有一个小头，长腿和一个更长的粗壮的脖子，我的脚底上也有蹄。
· 我是橘红色或浅棕色的，上有深棕色的圆环和斑点。因为长大了，颜色开始变成深棕色。
· 我是世界上最高的哺乳动物之一！我可能长到17英尺(大约5.5米)高。我大部分的身高主要来自于我的长脖子。
· 我能达到1,800磅(约800千克)重。
· 我只吃蔬菜(科学家称我为草食动物)—几乎常常是树梢的叶子。
· 虽然我个子大，可实际我跑得相当快，能达到每小时35英里(大约每小时56千米)。我也能用我那又大又沉的蹄子来踢。
· 我经常住在少水的干燥地区。因为我太高，所以我不得不从我吃的叶子中获得水分，而不是从地上，因此，我实际上能前行数月而不必喝水。