Giraffe

giraffe ｼﾞラﾌ n)キリン

Animals that eat plants are called herbivores.

herbivore  アﾊﾞｳﾞｫｱ-（ハｧﾊﾞｳﾞｫｱ-） n) plant-eating animal

Herbivores eat leaves, fruits, branches, trunks, roots, flowers, and so on.

branch　ﾌﾞラｧﾝﾁ n)（木の）枝・支店、部門

brunch  n)ブランチ(朝食＋昼食）

trunk ﾄｩラﾝｸ n)（木の）幹

root ルｰﾄｩ　n)（木の）根

WATCH:GIRAFFES

How fast do baby giraffes grow? How many vertebrae are in that long neck? A truly a unique species, giraffes are found only in sub-Saharan Africa and can reach unbelievable heights. Learn surprising giraffe facts, such as why they need such enormous hearts and how they get by on less than thirty minutes of sleep each day.

vertebra ヴァ- ﾁｬ ﾌﾞﾗ n)《動物》脊椎骨（せきつい・せぼね）

species　ｽピーｼｰｽﾞ　n)《生物》種、人種

sub-Saharan Africa 　n)サハラ砂漠以南のアフリカ　subは下の意　

height　ハｲﾄｩ　n)人･物の高さ

heart ハーｧﾄｩ　n)心臓・心

get by on...   ...でどうにかやっていく

I get by on a seven-year-old's vocabulary of English.

each day （ある限定された期間の）毎日　≠every day

I ate breakfast each day during my stay in London. ロンドン滞在中は毎日朝食を食べた。

Every kid likes ice cream.（every は非限定）

Each child in this class room likes ice cream. （each は限定）

Giraffes are the world's tallest mammals, thanks to their towering legs and long necks. A giraffe's legs alone are taller than many humansー about 6 feet. These long legs allow giraffes to run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances and cruise comfortably at 10 miles an hour over longer distance.

mammal ナﾓﾙ n)哺乳類

Behavior

Typically, these fascinating animals roam the open grasslands in small groups of about half a dozen.

Bulls sometimes battle one another by butting their long neck and heads. Such contests aren't usually dangerous and end when one animal submits and walks away.

behavior ﾋﾞヘｲｳﾞｨｱ n）ふるまい･行為

fascinate　ファｼｨﾈｲﾄ　v)心を引きつける･魅惑する

roam　ロｱﾑ　v)あてなく歩き回る

grassland　ｸﾞラｽ ﾗﾝﾄﾞ n)草原

bull　ブ-ﾙ　n)雄牛

butt　バｯﾄｩ　v)頭（角）で突く

contest　コﾝﾃｽﾄ　n)競争･競技、争い･抗争、論争･論議

submit　ｻﾌﾞミｯﾄ　v)服従する･従う