I thought giraffes were vegetarians?

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I thought giraffes were vegetarians? 3 0
Posted by duddy   April 24, 2014   1932 views
This is a giraffe chewing on an impala skull. The behaviour sometimes seen in wild giraffes is called osteophagia, which literally means "bone eating". It's thought the bones help provide them an additional source of calcium and phosphorous.
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1 Thank you for this information, The behaviour of animals is the most interesting thing to happen in the field of applied biology, so you always find some new stories you never knew of. Thank you for advancing my knowledge Posted on Apr 24, 2014 by padre 2 Very interesting, I didn't know that Giraffes behaved this way as well. Posted on Apr 24, 2014 by BasedGodNDTyson