This mammal has exactly the same number of neck bones as human beings, but his neck his 18 times longer and grow to a height of 5.5 metres
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While the fact that giraffes have the same number of cervical vertebrae as humans is interesting, it's actually not that unusual. The vast majority of mammals have seven and the size of the vertebrae is the thing that differs, not the number.
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Just like humans, giraffes have seven neck vertebrae. For giraffes, however, each one can be over 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) long!
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