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The Physiology of the Giraffe

The head of the animal is so far above the heart and the lungs that the task of supplying it with oxygenated blood calls for a remarkably high blood pressure and unusually deep breathing

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 231 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “The Physiology of the Giraffe” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 231 No. 5 (), p. 96
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1174-96