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Giraffes were thought to be nearly completely silent because their long necks make vocal vibration difficult. However, researchers spent 8 years recording almost 1000 hours of audio at three zoos and discovered that giraffes produce a deep, spooky humming noise, almost like tantric chanting.

Hans Steininger, a 16th century German Mayor of a small town, died by tripping on his beard. It was over 4 and a ½ feet long and he usually kept it tucked away in a pocket, but during a town fire he forgot to put it in and tripped on in it in the chaos, breaking his neck.

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1. Secretariat was such a dominant race horse partly because his heart was roughly two and a half times the size of an average horse. His ample girth, long back and well made neck contributed to his heart-lung efficiency.

2. Many of the hangings during the Nuremberg trials were carried out with short rope that caused prisoners to die a long, lingering death from suffocation, rather than an instantaneous death from a broken neck.

3. When basking sharks decay their carcasses take on the appearance of plesiosaurs (ancient aquatic reptiles) including a long neck and tiny head. There have been numerous "plesiosaur" discoveries which turned out to be decayed sharks.

4. In 1822 a white stork was found in Germany with an arrow in its neck made of central African hardwood. It provided some of the earliest evidence of long-distance stork migration. More have been found since.

5. Blood pressure regulatory systems in a Giraffe's neck has inspired a new fighter pilot G-suit which allowed one pilot to withstand 9Gs for long enough to complete a rubik's cube whilst having a conversation. Normally, the Human body can only withstand 5Gs before fainting.

6. About Hans Staininger, a Medieval mayor of Braunau, Austria who had a 2 yard-long beard that he often held in a pouch. One day when he failed to do so, he tripped over it and broke his neck. He’s probably the most notable resident of the small town except for Adolf Hitler, who was born there

7. Mink has slender body with short legs, long neck, rounded head and small ears. Its tail usually reaches ½ of the body length.

8. Body of shoebill is covered with bluish-grey plumage. Shoebill has strong neck, long legs and broad wings.

9. Kori bustards have long necks and short bills. Their legs and feet are elongated and end with three fingers.

10. Ibis has long neck with large, down-curved, pointed bill, roundish body and long legs with partially webbed feet.

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Males have orange-brown head, grey-brown back, black breast and white belly during the breeding season. They also have thick collars (ruffs) on the neck and tufts of long, bright feathers on the head that can be spread out. Outside the breeding season, males and females are grey-brown colored and have light-colored plumage on the belly. White, U-shaped marking on the bottom side of the tail is clearly visible during the flight.

Goose has orange bill, long neck, short legs and wide rear end (due to fat reserves near the tail). Domestic goose has more upright posture compared with wild goose, whose rear end is slender and body posture more horizontal. Chinese goose has large lump at the upper surface of its bill.

Aldabra giant tortoise is a herbivore. Its diet is based on grass (both fresh and dry), woody plants and dead leaves. Thanks to its long neck, Aldabra giant tortoise can grab vegetation that is 3 feet off the ground.

Russian Blue has wedge-shaped head with blunt muzzle, green eyes, large ears with pointed tips, long, slender neck, lean, muscular body, long legs, small round paws and long tail. It has enigmatic, Mona Lisa-like smile as a result of slightly upturned mouth.

Cranes have long neck and straight beak.

Guanaco has large head with pointed ears, very long neck, long legs and short tail. Position of the tail (upward or downward) informs other members of the group about upcoming danger or it is used as a sign of aggression (during fights).

Upper part of the body is grey in color. Bottom side of the body and flight feathers are black. Facial skin is orange-red in color, and the beak is bluish-grey. Long, erect black feathers form crest on the back side of the neck.

Gharial has elongated, narrow snout filled with 106 to 110 very sharp teeth. It has elongated, thick neck, webbed hind feet and long, laterally compressed tail.

African wild ass has big head with narrow muzzle and long, motile ears. Erect mane is located on the neck.

Moa was ostrich-like bird with small head, stout, triangular beak, long neck, large body and strong legs.

Gerenuk has small, wedge-shaped head with large eyes, long ears and small, pointed muzzle. It has long, slender neck, long legs and short, black-colored tail.