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The Dabous Giraffes are neolithic petroglyphs [1] by unknown artists on the western side of the Aïr Mountains in north-central Niger. [2] The carvings are 6 metres (20 ft) in height and consist of two giraffes carved into the Dabous Rock with a great amount of detail. One of the giraffes is male, while the other, smaller, is female.
Giraffes have become popular attractions in modern zoos, though keeping them healthy is difficult as they require vast areas and need to eat large amounts of browse. Captive giraffes in North America and Europe appear to have a higher mortality rate than in the wild, the most common causes being poor husbandry, nutrition, and management.
Location of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Map of Guadeloupe. This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean. The main islands of Guadeloupe are Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre), Îles des Saintes, La Désirade, and Marie-Galante.
Giraffes are known for their peaceful nature and their preference for living together in close family social groups. Although they rarely fight with each other, there are times when two male ...
A unique and diverse albeit phylogenetically restricted mammal fauna [note 1] is known from the Caribbean region. The region—specifically, all islands in the Caribbean Sea (except for small islets close to the continental mainland) and the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Barbados, which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same Caribbean bioregion—has ...
[2] [3] The West African giraffe was also eradicated from Senegal, being native to some sections of southeastern Niger. [2] This fact originally led zoologists to believe that the Senegalese giraffe was a distinctly different population of Giraffa camelopardalis peralta , although the different coat colors and body structures said otherwise. [ 2 ]
According to Brights Zoo, where the giraffe was born, she is the only known only solid-colored reticulated giraffe in the world. Reticulated giraffes are a subspecies of giraffes.
The ceremonial and religious significance of the later-developed ball game appears to indicate a connection with the Mesoamerican ball-game, [3] and it has been argued that the batey ball-game of the Caribbean is a simplified version of the Maya pok ta pok, specified to the culture and religion of the Taino.