The tallest animal on Earth - and one of the most universally adored! Our printable giraffe mask is a towering success, with those gorgeous patterned markings and long neck making it one of the most striking designs in the African animals collection. Perfect for safari school plays, African animals classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and imaginative play where someone wants to be able to see over everyone else.

The giraffe is a perennial favourite with children and teachers alike - it works for African habitats, animal adaptations, food chain topics and pure dress-up fun in equal measure. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Giraffes!

Giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans - just seven bones, but each one can be over 25cm long. Their necks alone can be up to 1.8 metres in length.
They have a 45cm blue-black tongue, which they use to strip leaves from thorny acacia branches - the dark colour is thought to protect it from sunburn during long hours of feeding.
Giraffes only need between 10 minutes and 2 hours of sleep per day - they usually sleep standing up and only lie down for short deep sleep periods, as getting back up is slow and leaves them vulnerable.
A giraffe's heart weighs around 11kg and generates twice the blood pressure of other large mammals - necessary to pump blood all the way up that extraordinary neck to the brain.
Baby giraffes drop nearly 2 metres to the ground at birth - and are standing and walking within hours. Within weeks they can outrun most predators.

Printable Giraffe Mask

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