The Giraffe Proposal..?

a rancher in the American West wants to increase the economic productivity of his land, which is short-grass prairie and shrubs. importing African giraffe would be perfect, he thought. they eat the tough, thorny shrubs that cattle dont eat, so both species could be raised on the same land. Fortunately, he has adequate water to support these extra grazers, as giraffe drink only a little.





it would surely be easy to market the meat - as raf-burgers, may be? he is ready to form a new corportation and offer stock for sale. "longneckers" would be a good name, wouldn't it? or, may be could sell the excess animals to zoos and wild animals parks.





you, have been called in for consultation because you know about the arid environment and the native species in the area in which he plans to raise the giraffe. these include the lark bunting (a bird that nests in the shrubs and feeds on grasshoppers), and pronghorn (which eat broadleaf plants, especially sagebrush)

The Giraffe Proposal..?
about grasshoppers, it shows that when there is more grass it lowers grasshoppers. “For the most common pest species, grazing resulted in slower grasshopper development, lower survival rates, fewer adults, and less time for surviving adults to lay eggs for the next year.


Slower grasshopper development also reduces the amount of vegetation consumed by grasshoppers”.
Reply:first of all giraffes do not feed on shrubs and grass but on tree leaves.


next they do not spread their populiation quickly.


It is not a good plan.


try goats instead :)
Reply:Bad idea for all the reasons already stated. And who in their right mind would want to kill and eat giraffes.
Reply:Sorry but this is too simplistic. Few things other than pronghorn can eat sage brush. Will the Giraffe eat it? Sage brush is also too short for the giraffes to feed well on it. In fact they would have great difficulty.

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