The giraffes have a very interesting form of courtship. The males will get
very protective of their newly- found mate. They will protect her and keep the other
males away from her so she won’t get taken away by another man.
They begin making contact with her by rubbing their head on the females rump. They
also make contact by licking her tail. The males will also nudge the female in a variety of
places. He will also do gentle bumming and resting his head on her back.
After giraffes find the male for them, they will decide to create a little
baby. The baby giraffe is called a calve.. The mother will usually leave the baby alone
for about a couple of days. The mother will give birth standing up. The baby would
probably fall five to seven feet. They will usually produce only one at a time but on some
rare occasions they will have two