Wash Yourself with UrineUrine was used a lot for medical reasons in medieval Europe, and this was mostly because it had easy access. Victims of the Black Death would bath in urine 2-3 times a day to relive the pain of the symptoms.
Only 25 to 50% of giraffe calves reach adulthood; the life expectancy is between 20 and 25 years in the wild and 28 years in captivity. The giraffe browses on the twigs of trees, preferring plants of the Mimosa genus; but it appears that it can, without inconvenience, live on other vegetable food.
Last year, a Masai giraffe at the Los Angeles Zoo died shortly after a stillborn calf was removed. Masai giraffes typically live into their late teens to early 20s. Females can give birth as young as 4 and gestation lasts, on average, about 15 months.