On Wednesday 20 May 2009 6:42:46 pm Dave Long wrote: > For a grazing animal, having a longer neck than legs would only make > balancing while running a little more complex, but having a shorter > neck than legs would make eating -- an activity that occupies most of > the day -- very very difficult.
IIRC Dawkins theorizes that Giraffes filled an evolutionary niche that was available in their ability to reach branches/leaves that other animals could not reach. I wonder if monkeys and giraffes share the same habitat anywhere? shiv
