What animal has the highest blood pressure?

Correct answer: The giraffe

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CiaransMom
CiaransMom
Excellent question.
masterridley
masterridley
makes absolute sense
Player #279669
Player #279669
great question
Joanibaloni
Joanibaloni
so what is a giraffe's blood pressure?
BeneficentMaster7222
BeneficentMaster7222
gamehappy0728, don't worry, I get some of the common sense ones wrong too.
Player #11090235
Player #11090235
A giraffe also has the longest tongue. Longest tail. Longest legs. And longest neck.
Bjach
Bjach
Now that's a BIG heart!!!
GWYN57
GWYN57
very interesting
F8os6s13
F8os6s13
Very interesting
PointedVirgo58747
PointedVirgo58747
to think how tall they are and where the blood needs to pump round the body.
Kazzie
Kazzie
CiaransMom, shame I got it wrong though!
Lina
Lina
gamehappy0728, I did too. Lol. I guessed elephant. However, I am not embarrassed. I am neither a zoologist/Mammalogist nor perfect!
LillySparrow
LillySparrow
Wow! And they only sleep about 4-5 hours at a time (intervals)
Smart Kitten
Smart Kitten
Super interesting 🧐
AL
AL
Omg my elimination process is so wrong. I thought it wouldn’t be horse/giraffe/elephant because they are herbivore lol
S
S
mendel 234, 2x that of humans almost (140/90 is cut off for hypertension)
Edye
Edye
I had no idea initially, but quickly thought it thru - delighted that I got the answer right, & that I was spot on for the reason, yay me, lol! Their explanations on this game are always excellent!
Player #37635918
Player #37635918
So, what happens when a giraffe lies down ???
Player #46015563
Player #46015563
make sense 👌
Player #45285895
Player #45285895
Player #11090235, but the same number of neck bones as almost all other mammals including the field mouse. Now that is mind blowing.
mendel 234
mendel 234
the normal blood pressure range in a giraffe is 280/180 mm Hg (120/80 in humans), and its normal heart rate is nearly 170 beats per minute (72 per minute in humans)
duh
duh
masterridley, they are tall
duh
duh
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SOS
SOS
gamehappy0728, Don't worry, I thought it was a trick question too. Thankfully I had a 2nd chance & got it right then😉
SOS
SOS
masterridley, Yes it does, although at first I thought it might've been a trick question 😉
Player #29306140
Player #29306140
Player #11090235, and it can go longer without water than a camel
Guillermo Jr.
Guillermo Jr.
CiaransMom, and magnetic creatures!!
Player #30304101
Player #30304101
love the information we learn here. their heart weighing that much makes sense but great to know
Cambelius
Cambelius
They also have valves in their neck blood vessels to control the pressure when drinking.
Player #23969634
Player #23969634
Player #11090235, sounds like my wife 😁
Sairex
Sairex
Common sense for some reason was saying elephant 😄
Guillermo
Guillermo
I have seen giraffe wild in the Serengeti.. they are so very graceful
Xrosstheh
Xrosstheh
So what is the usual blood pressure reading then?
DJinIA
DJinIA
Joanibaloni, average is around 300 over 180.
Player #1108
Player #1108
wow! i didn't know that.
Player #14471136
Player #14471136
Excellent Question and Answer. Q is Grade A++ in my book (Spectacular) game, I have learned alot of things from this game . I have alot if knowledge now, my memory is so excellent too!
Player #MacDane
Player #MacDane
makes sense
GI Joe
GI Joe
26lb heart! That's impressive.
Artemis07
Artemis07
You learn something new every day
DudeMan
DudeMan
It's true. I saw a giraffe at the drug store taking his blood pressure and it was very high.