Giraffe calf - Giraffe calf - Schleich 14751

The giraffe calves are in a kind of nursery with the other cubs. A female giraffe from the herd acts as a "nursery teacher" and looks after the calves while the other mothers search for food. If predators approach, she immediately sounds the alarm. The female giraffes then stand protectively in front of their babies and kick the attackers. When they are about four months old, they start to pick and eat the small leaves from the trees, but they still nurse with their mothers until they are nine months old. From 3 years.