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  2. Giraffidae - Wikipedia

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    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).

  3. Ossicone - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of extinct Shansitherium species and Palaeotragus microdon (Giraffidae), showing a diversity of ossicone shapes and sizes no longer seen in extant animals Ossicones are only found in some members of the superfamily Giraffoidea , which includes the family Giraffidae (to which giraffes, okapi, and extinct relatives belong) and the ...

  4. Giraffomorpha - Wikipedia

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    Giraffomorpha is a clade of pecoran ruminants containing the superfamilies Palaeomerycoidea (Palaeomerycidae) and Giraffoidea (Giraffidae, Prolibytheriidae and Climacoceratidae), of which the giraffe and okapi of the Giraffidae are the only extant members of the once-diverse clade as a result of a decline in diversity after the Miocene as a result of declines in temperatures.

  5. Louisville Zoo welcomes newborn giraffe. What to know about ...

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    The male Masai giraffe, born to parents Kianga and Baridi on Friday, is the first calf to be born at the zoo since 2012. It stood at 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds at birth, the zoo ...

  6. April, the New York giraffe who became a viral sensation, dies

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    The giraffe-cam set up by the April's zoo in 2017 gained some 232 million views online. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  7. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The giraffe's head and neck are held up by large muscles and a nuchal ligament, which are anchored by long thoracic vertebrae spines, giving them a hump. [17] [62] [35] Adult male reticulated giraffe feeding high on an acacia, in Kenya. The giraffe's neck vertebrae have ball and socket joints.

  8. Giraffe calf born at Seneca Park Zoo - AOL

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    Giraffe gestation periods range from 13 to 15 months making it difficult to predict a delivery date. The new giraffe calf is the third Masai giraffe born at the Seneca Park Zoo and ...

  9. South African giraffe - Wikipedia

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    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.