{"id":3352,"date":"2018-09-12T17:29:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denverzootemp.org\/dz_animals\/bactrian-camel-2\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T16:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T22:55:31","slug":"reticulated-giraffe","status":"publish","type":"dz_animals","link":"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/es\/animals\/reticulated-giraffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Jirafa reticulada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_narrow lhl_spacing_t_00 lhl_spacing_b_07 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u00a1Todo en una jirafa es m\u00e1s largo o m\u00e1s alto que otros animales! Debido a su altura, las jirafas no tienen que competir por la comida. Las patas de la jirafa son m\u00e1s largas que la altura de un hombre promedio (seis pies), y sus patas delanteras son m\u00e1s largas que sus patas traseras. Incluso la lengua de la jirafa es larga, hasta 45 cent\u00edmetros. La lengua es fuerte y flexible, lo que les permite agarrar y arrancar las hojas de las ramas espinosas.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_spacing_t_10 lhl_spacing_b_09 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t urbi-component-bg--white  bg-pattern-option1' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n\n<div  class='urbi\/tiles urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_spacing_t_00 lhl_spacing_b_00 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' >\n<div class=\"uk-child-width-1-3@s uk-grid-match\" uk-grid>\n    \n\n\n<div>\n\n        <div  class='urbi\/tile urbi-card urbi-card--tile urbi-card--shadow-3' >\n    <div class=\"urbi-tile-inner\">\n                    <div class=\"tile-title\" style=\"background-color: #194F91\">\n                <h3 class=\"tile-title__text lhl_mb_0 uk-text-uppercase uk-text-center\" style=\"color: white\">Clasificaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"tile-content padding-none\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>CLASE:<\/strong><\/td><td>Mammalia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ORDEN:<\/strong><\/td><td>Artiodactyla<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>FAMILIA:<\/strong><\/td><td>Giraffidae<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>G\u00c9NERO:<\/strong><\/td><td>Giraffa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ESPECIES:<\/strong><\/td><td>reticulata<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\n        <div  class='urbi\/tile urbi-card urbi-card--tile urbi-card--shadow-3' >\n    <div class=\"urbi-tile-inner\">\n                    <div class=\"tile-title\" style=\"background-color: #51941C\">\n                <h3 class=\"tile-title__text lhl_mb_0 uk-text-uppercase uk-text-center\" style=\"color: white\">H\u00e1bitat y distribuci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"tile-content padding-none\">\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-card urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_05 lhl_spacing_b_05 lhl_spacing_l_05 lhl_spacing_r_05 section-background-t  lhl_card  lhl_card_shadow_0 lhl_card_radius_0' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Las jirafas reticuladas se pueden encontrar en el norte y noreste de Kenia, y es muy probable que persistan peque\u00f1as poblaciones restringidas en el sur de Somalia y el sur de Etiop\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Habitan bosques abiertos y sabanas secas con \u00e1rboles, especialmente varias especies de acacias.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\n        <div  class='urbi\/tile urbi-card urbi-card--tile urbi-card--shadow-3' >\n    <div class=\"urbi-tile-inner\">\n                    <div class=\"tile-title\" style=\"background-color: #194F91\">\n                <h3 class=\"tile-title__text lhl_mb_0 uk-text-uppercase uk-text-center\" style=\"color: white\">Localizaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"tile-content padding-small\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-duotone-grayscale\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/africa.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2549\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:324px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/africa.png 436w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/africa-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/africa-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/africa-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/africa-94x94.png 94w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/africa-300x300.png 300w\" 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reticulada&nbsp;<strong>altura<\/strong>&nbsp;le permite llegar a fuentes de alimento que est\u00e1n fuera del alcance de otros animales.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Largo&nbsp;<strong>lengua prensil<\/strong>sy labios carnosos arrancan las hojas de las ramas.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La lengua permite que la jirafa alcance las hojas de las ramas espinosas sin rascarse la cara ni los ojos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Para mantener su sangre fluyendo, las jirafas necesitan&nbsp;<strong>corazones grandes,<\/strong>&nbsp;dos pies (0,6 m) de largo y un peso de alrededor de 25 libras (11 kg), y grandes vasos sangu\u00edneos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Las jirafas son&nbsp;<strong>rumiantes<\/strong>&nbsp;con est\u00f3magos de cuatro c\u00e1maras que procesan su dieta fibrosa.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Su capacidad para masticar sus bultos mientras caminan les permite hacer un uso eficiente del tiempo de b\u00fasqueda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Las jirafas reticuladas tienen&nbsp;<strong>excelente vista<\/strong>, lo que les permite ver el movimiento a una milla de distancia y un agudo sentido del o\u00eddo que les ayuda a estar a salvo de los depredadores.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sus&nbsp;<strong>patr\u00f3n de abrigo manchado<\/strong>&nbsp;ayuda a camuflarlos en la sabana seca.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ellos pueden&nbsp;<strong>correr 35 millas por hora&nbsp;<\/strong>(56 kph) para distancias cortas y puede ofrecer un&nbsp;<strong>patada fuerte<\/strong>para disuadir a los depredadores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_narrow lhl_spacing_t_10 lhl_spacing_b_10 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-3' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Descripci\u00f3n f\u00edsica<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Las jirafas son los mam\u00edferos terrestres m\u00e1s altos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Los machos miden entre 16 y 18 pies (4,8 a 5,5 m) de altura y pesan hasta 4,200 libras (1,900 kg); las hembras alcanzan de 4,3 a 4,8 m (14 a 16 pies) de altura y pesan hasta 1180 kg (2600 libras).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El pelaje de la jirafa reticulado tiene un patr\u00f3n de grandes manchas marrones en forma de pol\u00edgono sobre un fondo blanco cremoso, un patr\u00f3n que es \u00fanico para cada individuo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sus piernas miden aproximadamente seis pies (1.8 m) de largo, m\u00e1s largas de lo que es alto el hombre promedio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sus cuellos de seis pies (1.8 m) de largo tienen solo siete v\u00e9rtebras, el mismo n\u00famero que los humanos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sus espaldas est\u00e1n muy inclinadas de adelante hacia atr\u00e1s; sus patas delanteras son m\u00e1s largas que sus patas traseras.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanto los machos como las hembras tienen cuernos cortos cubiertos de piel llamados osicones en la parte superior de la cabeza.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sus lenguas prensiles negras miden aproximadamente 18 pulgadas (46 cm) de largo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sus pies tienen dos dedos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_spacing_t_10 lhl_spacing_b_10 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-card urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_narrow lhl_spacing_t_09 lhl_spacing_b_09 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t  lhl_card  lhl_card_shadow_3 lhl_card_radius_0' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dieta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 come?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>En la naturaleza:<\/strong><br>Las jirafas reticuladas comen hojas, flores, vainas de semillas y frutos. Las acacias son su fuente de alimento preferida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>En el zool\u00f3gico:<\/strong><br>Las jirafas del zool\u00f3gico de Denver comen heno de alfalfa, grano y ramoneo, frutas y verduras para entrenarse y enriquecerse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 se lo come?<\/strong><br>Los leones, leopardos, hienas y cocodrilos cazan principalmente jirafas j\u00f3venes, viejas o enfermas.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n\r\n<div  class='lhl-text-and-image urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_inherit lhl_spacing_t_10 lhl_spacing_b_10 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-t' >\r\n<div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"text_and_image_comp_inner lhl_grid_default lhl_grid uk-grid-match\" uk-grid>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"lhl_grid_col lhl-text-and-image__col-img lhl_width_1_2@m\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                \r\n                                    <div class=\"default-image-container\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/giraffes_feature.jpg\" class=\"urbi-img img-class\" alt=\"Family of reticulated giraffes\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/giraffes_feature.jpg 400w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/giraffes_feature-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/giraffes_feature-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/giraffes_feature-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/giraffes_feature-94x94.jpg 94w, https:\/\/denverzoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/giraffes_feature-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                \r\n            \r\n            \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"lhl_grid_col lhl-text-and-image__col-text lhl_width_1_2@m\">\r\n            <div class=\"lhl-text-and-image__col-text-inner lhl_spacing_03\" style=\"\">\r\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organizaci\u00f3n social<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las jirafas reticuladas viven en manadas abiertas y sueltas de unos pocos animales de hasta 40, cuya composici\u00f3n cambia con frecuencia. Los reba\u00f1os pueden estar formados enteramente por hembras con o sin cr\u00edas, por sexos mixtos o exclusivamente por machos. Las mujeres son m\u00e1s sociales que los hombres. Los machos no son territoriales, pero los individuos pueden pelear entre s\u00ed para establecer el dominio.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div  class='lhl-section urbi-component urbi-component front_view lhl_comp_width_narrow lhl_spacing_t_10 lhl_spacing_b_10 lhl_spacing_l_00 lhl_spacing_r_00 section-background-3' ><div class=\"urbi-component-inner\">\n    <div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ciclo vital<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las jirafas reticuladas se reproducen durante todo el a\u00f1o. Los machos huelen la orina de una hembra para determinar si es receptiva para reproducirse y proteger a una hembra receptiva de otros machos. La gestaci\u00f3n dura unos quince meses, seguida generalmente del nacimiento de una cr\u00eda, aunque es posible que haya nacimientos de gemelos. Las hembras dan a luz caminando o de pie, y las cr\u00edas pueden ponerse de pie y comenzar a amamantar en una hora. Los reci\u00e9n nacidos miden aproximadamente 1,8 m (6 pies) de altura y pesan hasta 72,6 kg (160 libras). Cuando la cr\u00eda cumple un mes, ella y su madre se incorporan a una guarder\u00eda formada por otras madres y sus cr\u00edas. Las madres se turnan para cuidar la guarder\u00eda mientras otras buscan comida cerca y regresan con frecuencia a la guarder\u00eda para amamantar a sus cr\u00edas. Los terneros son destetados entre los doce y trece meses y permanecen con sus madres durante unos meses m\u00e1s. Las hembras alcanzan la madurez sexual entre los tres y cuatro a\u00f1os; machos aproximadamente un a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s. 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