How many vertabrets does a giraffe have

Question: How many vertabrets does a giraffe have
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  animal,
  bone,
  giraffe,
  vertebrates
Asked by 573brna47 to Lydia on 11 Nov 2014.
- Lydia Bach answered on 11 Nov 2014:
  
  Hey 573brna47,
  
  the answer will surprise you given giraffe necks can be over 2meters long: only 7! That is the same number of vertebrae that humans have. Only theirs are very stretched, each of them being 10inches long!
  Interestingly, because giraffe mothers would have a pretty hard time giving birth to a giraffe baby with such a long neck, the vertebrae only stretch and elongate once born!

Question: How many vertabrets does a giraffe have