Did you know that GIRAFFES have the same amount of neck bones as humans?

Gunners & Ali - Ali's Random Facts

Monday, 23 February 2026 - 3 minutes

Giraffes have the exact same number of neck bones as humans!

Yep… just seven. The same as you and me.

The difference? Each of a giraffe’s neck bones can be more than 25 centimetres long, while ours are only a few centimetres each. So instead of having more bones, giraffes just have super-stretched versions - like nature hit the zoom button on their necks.

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