TEHRAN (FNA)- Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called for the release of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, arrested over his tweets about the use of torture in the Persian Gulf country's Jaw Prison.
The average for a giraffe's neck is about 6 feet long and about 200 lbs. Some giraffes' necks have grown to nearly 10 feet.
Offspring. As in cattle, female giraffes are called cows, while the males are called bulls. After mating, the cow will have a gestation period of around 14 months. During birth, the calf will drop to the ground, since mother giraffes give birth standing up. The fall can be as far as 5 feet (1.5 m), according to National Geographic. New calves are quite large, at 6 feet tall (1.8 m), 100 to 150 lbs. (45 to 68 kg), according to the San Diego Zoo.