Quote by: August Krogh

In the giraffe with a total height of 5 m., the heart is at a height of about 2.5 m., and it would be extremely interesting to know just how the giraffe avoids the development of filtration oedema in its long legs.


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  • NameAugust Krogh
  • DescriptionDanish physiologist
  • BornNovember 15, 1874
  • DiedSeptember 13, 1949
  • CountryDenmark
  • ProfessionPhysician; Zoologist; Educationist
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine