Giraffe - Giraffa camelopardalis

The tallest living land animal, the giraffe can be up to 18 feet tall.

At least once a year, we take the kids to Como Zoo here in St. Paul. The giraffes are a favorite. Of course, its always depressing to visit them, because they have no where to wander & they spend entire winters in an indoor cage that's about 100 feet square. But the kids don't get that aspect of it quite yet.