Can a Giraffe Jump?

Mr.Applepie · 13-02-2002 01:08PM #1

Ok a friend and i were having a conversation about mammals that couldn't jump and we came up with a few. I then suggested that a giraffe couldnt jump as i thought they aren't physically suited to jumping which he disagreed with. Now does anyone know for certain if a giraffe can jump???

azezil · 13-02-2002 01:11PM

Well they run, and thus their legs probably all leave the ground at the same time, so I say yes!

Mr.Applepie · 13-02-2002 01:30PM

Yes but running and jumping are 2 different things and if a giraffe were to fall over it finds it very hard to get back up and can die so would there not be a great risk in jumping???

Keeks · 13-02-2002 01:37PM

If it was entering for the high jump maybe.

I would be in the thinking that it would be able to jump, but probably not that high. It would look more like a hop/skip than a jump because of its size.

WhiteWashMan · 13-02-2002 02:28PM

Originally posted by Mr.Applepie
and if a giraffe were to fall over it finds it very hard to get back up

shall we call you david bellamy shall we?
giraffe can get up fine.
and yes they can jump, they just dont do it becuase they dont need to much. but i have seen them len on their back legs streching for food and then jump on their back legs.

Dr. Loon · 13-02-2002 02:39PM

Originally posted by WhiteWashMan

shall we call you david bellamy shall we?
giraffe can get up fine.
and yes they can jump, they just dont do it becuase they dont need to much. but i have seen them len on their back legs streching for food and then jump on their back legs.

Where was this? On Grafton Street? Or on TV?

I'd actually heard that when they fell they had alot of trouble getting up too... but there ye go

Irish_Ranger_IR · 13-02-2002 03:29PM

White men can't jump.

if a giraffe were to fall over, it would be able to get back up, it would be funny sceen to look at, wonders of the animal kindom, if you take an elephant, they sit down, roll on there backs, they weigh more than a giraffe, If a giraffe were to fall over and could not get back up then it would be killed by pray, so it can.

The question is How would it fall over ?

Now, there you go.....

Dr. Loon · 13-02-2002 03:30PM

Originally posted by Irish_Ranger_IR

The question is How would it fall over ?

Now, there you go.....

It could trip on a branch, or it might be shot in the leg

13-02-2002 03:58PM

alright folks, for proof that some of ye have indeed gone mad...look over this thread!

madness!

by the way giraffes have the greatest farting power...internal combustion on their part is one of the greatest in animals...so yes, they can jump (borders on ****in flying!)

kiffer · 13-02-2002 04:08PM

Originally posted by Irish_Ranger_IR
, If a giraffe were to fall over and could not get back up then it would be killed by pray, so it can.

killed by pray you say?

oh no! the sheep are attacking...

Saruman · 13-02-2002 04:21PM

killed by pray you say?

Yup.. damn payers.. they are killers... imagine praying on a defensless animal! What sort of God do the bible bashers worship??

On a more ON TOPIC note.. i cant imagine a Giraffe jumping,, they just seem too lanky.. they probably can in some sense.. but i doubt it happens often!

As for not being able to get up if they fell... possible but i think its more if they fell they could injure themslves easier than most animals and so could not get up.. obviously they lie down or kneel down so can get up from that... oh i thought of a new thread! im off...

EvilGeorge · 13-02-2002 04:25PM

Now I have an image of a giraffe jumping up and down headbanging to rock music.

leeroybrown · 13-02-2002 04:26PM

Could a giraffe be bothered jumping even if it could?

kiffer · 13-02-2002 04:33PM

I think that its likly that a baby giraffe could jump abit at least ... like before their necks get too long ... does that count. ?
I dont think they have any problems standing up but if they fall they're just much more likly to hurt their neck ....

is that on topic enough?

EL_Diablo · 13-02-2002 04:40PM

giraffes can jump. They probably just don't want to. Elephants are the only mammals that can't

kiffer · 13-02-2002 04:48PM

Originally posted by EL_Diablo
giraffes can jump. They probably just don't want to. Elephants are the only mammals that can't

and that is because of their knees, not their hugh bulk.

Dr. Loon · 13-02-2002 04:50PM

Originally posted by EL_Diablo
giraffes can jump. They probably just don't want to. Elephants are the only mammals that can't

I fI was a giraffe, I wouldn't be arséd jumping, although I know I could.
Now elephants, I reckon they can jump, but they're just biding their time, and then they'll all jump at once. Who knows what would happen then? Eh?

Mr.Applepie · 13-02-2002 09:14PM

Did I ask about whether or not a giraffe could fall??????????????

Victor · 13-02-2002 11:55PM

Only if you give them a parachute!

But honestly. I think they can jump, but more in the sense of the long jump than the high jump (the don't really need to.)

Irish_Ranger_IR · 14-02-2002 12:15PM

Originally posted by Dr. Loon

It could trip on a branch, or it might be shot in the leg

Need to be a big branch then, or a tree, if it was shot in the leg, don't think it could get up after that anyway,, then it would be killed by Lions, or other types of warm blooded killers......

proberly Like you! LoL

Saruman · 14-02-2002 12:18PM

In rememberence to the Giraffe and my own T-Rex poll in science.. here is another question (cant be arsed with a new thread on this one!)

Can a T-Rex jump?

Lump · 14-02-2002 02:44PM

OK, my flat mate and I had an argument about this.... Can a chicken fly? I say yes, he says no..... what is the answer.

John

Dr. Loon · 14-02-2002 03:10PM

Yes and no.

The chicken has two legs and two wings, a fact that influences housing and management. Domestic chickens have essentially lost the ability to fly. Heavy breeds used for meat production cannot do more than flap their wings and jump to a little higher level or move more rapidly along the ground. The lighter-bodied birds can fly short distances, and some can fly over relatively high fences. The feet and shank portions of the legs have scales.

Taken from http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs/res08-whatis.html

Mr.Applepie · 14-02-2002 03:11PM

So no one knows for definite if a giraffe can jump or not. That is disappointing. My point is that they arent really anotomically designed for jumping. I mean they have skinny little legs. Would they buckle when landing from a jump??? the question should have really stated can a giraffe land a jump?

Saruman · 14-02-2002 03:16PM

Look people at the end of the day a Giraffe will easily step over an obstacle.. no need to jump over it! Evolution strikes again!

EvilGeorge · 14-02-2002 03:17PM

Ok, lets sort this once and for all , everyone meet me, front entrance to Dublin zoo - Midnight , bring a bunsen burner or mad hot thing - we'll soon know the answer

Irish_Ranger_IR · 14-02-2002 06:03PM

LOL, I bring a video camera for evidence.......

Then we can all make a dew quid by sending it to Kirsty's home videos.....

Mr.Applepie · 14-02-2002 06:07PM

Hmmm your plan sounds interesting evilgeorge! It ofcourse perfectely legal and above board???

Monkey · 14-02-2002 10:47PM

"Elephants are the only mammals that can't" - surely a hedgehog can't jump

kiffer · 15-02-2002 12:00AM

Originally posted by Monkey
"Elephants are the only mammals that can't" - surely a hedgehog can't jump

they often climb up fences and jump off ...
does jumping off things count?
parashoots on hefalumps....
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

true about the hedgehogs though....

WhiteWashMan · 15-02-2002 08:53AM

Originally posted by Monkey
"Elephants are the only mammals that can't" - surely a hedgehog can't jump

hahahahaha
FANTASTIC!

Can a Giraffe Jump?

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