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Giraffes and Okapi
(Family Giraffidae)
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The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor with deer and bovids. This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (one species of Giraffa) and the okapi (the only known species of Okapia). Both are confined to sub-Saharan Africa: the giraffe to the open savannas, and the okapi to the dense rainforest of the Congo. The two genera look...
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Giraffes
(Genus Giraffa)
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The giraffe (Giraffa) is a genus of African even-toed ungulate mammals, the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants. The genus currently consists of one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, the type species. Seven other species are extinct, prehistoric species known from fossils. Taxonomic classifications of one to eight extant giraffe species have been described, based upon research into the mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, as well as morphological measurement
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Southern African Giraffe
(Giraffa giraffa ssp. giraffa)
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Maasai Giraffe
(Giraffa tippelskirchi ssp. tippelskirchi)
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Northern Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis)
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The giraffe (Giraffa) is a genus of African even-toed ungulate mammals, the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants. The genus currently consists of one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, the type species. Seven other species are extinct, prehistoric species known from fossils. Taxonomic classifications of one to eight extant giraffe species have been described, based upon research into the mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, as well as morphological measurement
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Angolan Giraffe
(Giraffa giraffa ssp. angolensis)
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Gerenuk
(Litocranius walleri)
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The gerenuk /ˈɡɛrəˌnʊk, ɡəˈrɛnək/ Somali: garanuug (Litocranius walleri), also known as the giraffe gazelle, is a long-necked antelope found in the Horn of Africa and the drier parts of East Africa. The sole member of the genus Litocranius, the gerenuk was first described by the naturalist Victor Brooke in 1878. It is characterised by its long, slender neck and limbs. The antelope is 80–105 centimetres (31–41 in) tall, and weighs between 28 and 52 kilogra
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Rothschild's Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. rothschildi)
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Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) is a subspecies of Giraffa species. It is one of the most endangered distinct populations of giraffe, with 1671 individuals estimated in the wild in 2016.
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West African Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. peralta)
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The West African giraffe, Niger giraffe or Nigerien giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) is a subspecies of the giraffe distinguished by its light colored spots, which is found in the Sahel regions of West Africa.
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Thornicroft's Giraffe
(Giraffa tippelskirchi ssp. thornicrofti)
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Kordofan Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. antiquorum)
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The Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) is a subspecies of northern giraffe found in northern Cameroon, southern Chad, Central African Republic and possibly western Sudan. Historically some confusion has existed over the exact range limit of this subspecies compared to the West African giraffe, with populations in e.g. northern Cameroon formerly assigned to the latter. Genetic work has also revealed that all "West African giraffe" in European zoos are in fact Kordof
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Giraffe Seahorse
(Hippocampus camelopardalis)
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The giraffe seahorse (Hippocampus camelopardalis) is a species of fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in coastal waters off of the south and east coasts of Africa, from South Africa to Tanzania, and possibly north to Kenya. It lives in estuarine seagrass beds, algae beds, and shallow reefs to depths of 45 metres (148 ft), where it can grow to lengths of 10 centimetres (3.9 in). It is expected to feed on small crustaceans, similar to...
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Nubian Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. camelopardalis)
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The Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) is the nominate subspecies of giraffe. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Sudan. It is currently extinct in the wild of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Eritrea. The Nubian giraffe used to be widespread everywhere on Northeast Africa. The subspecies, along with the entire species, was listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN in 2016.
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