🦒 Giraffe vs Grévy's zebra 🦓
The giraffe is about twice as tall as the Grévy's zebra.
| Row | 🦒 Giraffe | 🦓 Grévy's zebra |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight We don't have a checked number for the giraffe yet. | no checked number yet | 769 to 949 lb349 to 430 kg1 |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the giraffe yet. | no checked number yet | 20 to 25 years20 to 25 years1 |
| Eats Both eat plants. | leaves from tall trees, especially acacias | tough dry grasses, plus leaves and bark |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the savannas and open woods of Africa | the dry grasslands of northern Kenya and Ethiopia |
Which one? Giraffe or Grévy's zebra
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the giraffe or the Grévy's zebra yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/giraffe-vs-zebra
Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, checked 30 October 2026.