Population ecology is the study of these and other questions about what factors affect population and how and why a population changes over time. Population ecology has its deepest historic roots, and its richest development, in the study of population growth, regulation, and dynamics, or demography.
While running, the neck of a giraffe moves backward and forward to keep the animal balanced. Giraffes have a top speed of about 56 kilometres per hour (35 miles per hour), however, because its legs are so long a galloping giraffe does not appear to be going very fast.
Yet, an adult giraffe can give most other creatures âa run for their moneyâ, with a top speed of around 55 km/h (34 mph). â¦ very little muscular energy is required to hold the head up. The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an even-toed ungulate (hoofed animal).