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Gemina (July 16, 1986 – January 9, 2008) (pronounced Jeh-MEE-nah) [1] was a 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) Baringo giraffe [2] who lived in the Santa Barbara Zoo in Santa Barbara, California. [2] She became notable for the peculiar deformity in her neck , which was bent by almost ninety degrees between her C3 and C4 vertebrae .
The Santa Barbara Zoo is located on 30 acres (12 ha) near the ocean in Santa Barbara, California.It was built on the site of what was known as the Child Estate. It has more than 500 animals in numerous exhibits, including capybara and California condors, and was known for having had a giraffe with a crooked neck.
The South African giraffe or Cape giraffe (Giraffa giraffa [2] or Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) is a species or subspecies of giraffe found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mozambique. It has rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extensions on a light tan background, running down to the hooves.
Being an island Sri Lanka lacks land area to supports large animals. [3] However fossil evidence of large archaic species of rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, and lions have been discovered. The flora and fauna of Sri Lanka is mostly understudied. [4] Therefore, the number of endemics could be underestimated.
Kadduvan (Tamil: கட்டுவன்) is a small town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. [1] It is situated along the Vallai–Tellippalai-Arali road between Vasavilan and Tellippalai. [2] The Kadduvan Grama Sevaka (GS) division J/238 is located in the Valikamam North Division. [3] [4]
Follow live coverage of South Africa vs Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka in South Africa 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two ...
Both countries of South Africa and Sri Lanka were part of the Dutch and British Empires. Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) was a Dutch colony from 1658 - 1796 and a British colony from 1815 - 1948 while South Africa (mainly the Dutch Cape colony) was a Dutch colony from 1652 - 1806 and a British colony (including other parts of South Africa) from 1806 - 1910.
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