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Anonymous

Feb 10, 2025

do giraffes get the hiccups?

Do giraffes experience hiccups? If so, what are the potential causes, and how do they differ from hiccups in other animals?

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Anonymous

Jan 10, 2025

not exactly. Hiccups originate in the diaphragm, but in the case of a giraffe, the hiccups fizzle out before it can fully get thru their long neck, much like a muffler on a car's pipe

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Anonymous

Jan 13, 2025

Perhaps not but it could get indigestion trying to swallow food down it's long neck.

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Anonymous

Jan 20, 2025

They do, why not as long as they have a stomch and an oesophagus.

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