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The sortable table below contains the three sets of ISO 3166-1 country codes for each of its 249 countries, links to the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes, and the Internet country code top-level domains (ccTLD) which are based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard with the few exceptions noted. See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes.
The two surviving species of camel are the dromedary, one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) of Middle East and Horn of Africa; and the bactrian, or two-humped camel (C. bactrianus) of Central Asia. Both have been domesticated, and have provided camel milk , meat, camel hair for textiles, and have served as riding mounts and carriage animals, in war ...
The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a recent 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 (between one and eight, usually four, species of Giraffa, depending on taxonomic interpretation) and the okapi (the only known species of Okapia).
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) The giraffe is a large ruminant native to sub-Saharan Africa. [30] It is the tallest terrestrial animal and has an extremely long neck and legs. The neck can grow up to 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). [31] Male and female giraffes both have horn-like structures called ossicones, which in males can reach 13.5 cm (5.3 in). [32]
The reticulated giraffe (G. c. reticulata) is native to northeastern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, and Somalia. [1] Its distinctive coat pattern consists of sharp-edged, reddish-brown polygonal patches surrounded by thin white lines.
Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that US wildlife officials announced a proposal on ...
There are approximately 117,000 wild giraffes around the world, per the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.This number has decreased by nearly 30% since the 1980s. Meanwhile, the population of ...
Giraffe (national animal) Giraffa sp. [59] [60] [61] Thailand: Asian elephant (national animal) Elephas maximus [62] Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) Betta splendens [63] [64] Uganda: Grey crowned crane (national bird) Balearica regulorum [65] United Arab Emirates: Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug [66] Arabian oryx ...