Giraffe: Expect the Unexpected

Get this, a group of Giraffe's is called a tower— A TOWER! HA! Some scientists clearly thought they were v funny when they came up with that one. I don't know about you but I find that the most satisfying group name I've discovered so far. These towers are made up of about 15 lanky weirdos and are lead by one adult male, while the rest are females and young males. There is also a Giraffe called Rothschild that is nicknamed "The Watchtower of the Serengeti." The names for Giraffes are fire! 

These necky long-legs don't drink water very often due to how many leaves they eat. I looked up pics of them trying to drink water, and let me tell you, it looks like an ordeal when you have to bend over that far for just a 'lil hydration, so this is probably for the best.

In an overwhelmingly motherly fashion, baby giraffes fall about five feet for their first sight of the universe. I would not have survived that had my mom dropped me five feet right after making my way into the world.

#heartybuggers 

These walking broomsticks have 20-inch long tongues that are quite dark at the end. Why, you ask? Well, scientists suspect it's to avoid sunburn as they spend most of their day eating. Can you imagine a sunburnt tongue?

#Ouch

Think these spindly babes are complete pacifists? Think again! They do this crazy thing called "necking"—but not the kind you're probably thinking of. This is where male bulls smack their necks into each other to see who's stronger. It looks ridiculous and is totally worth looking up. Are you worried that these beanpoles will hurt themselves while doing this? Don't be—these fights usually aren't dangerous. Once they have decided who is the most machismo, they just walk away.

#broswillbebros

These lean machines are also super #metal and eat bones. When they get nutritionally stressed, they eat bones to get the calcium their bodies need. I think we can all agree that they've got some super long bones that would definitely need to stay strong.

In another unexpected turn of fact-finding, people will use giraffe livers to create a hallucinogenic drug, as it is believed their liver contains DMT (similar to LSD). Who would've even thought to try that?!