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  2. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Fully grown giraffes stand 4.3–5.7 m (14–19 ft) tall, with males taller than females. [45] The average weight is 1,192 kg (2,628 lb) for an adult male and 828 kg (1,825 lb) for an adult female. [46] Despite its long neck and legs, its body is relatively short.

  3. Anne Innis Dagg - Wikipedia

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    Anne Christine Innis Dagg CM (25 January 1933 – 1 April 2024) was a Canadian zoologist, feminist, and author of numerous books.A pioneer in the study of animal behaviour in the wild, Dagg is credited with being the first person to study wild giraffes. [1]

  4. The Strange Way Giraffes Fight - AOL

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    Not only are they tall, but giraffes are massive animals, weighing between 1,750 and 2,800 pounds. Around a third of their height is from their neck, which can reach six feet long.

  5. Kordofan giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The Kordofan giraffe has spots similarly to other giraffe subspecies. They are even-toed ungulades and walk on long legs. Compared to other subspecies they are rather small; males are on average 6 meters tall, females reach a height of 4,5 meters. [10] Their shoulder height lies between 2 meters for females to 3,5 meters for males. [10]

  6. Hope for a calf? Potawatomi Zoo gains a female giraffe ... - AOL

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    The four giraffes at Potawatomi Zoo have been a top attraction the past couple of years. Now a female is joining with the hope for breeding.

  7. Tennessee zoo names the world’s first spotless giraffe - AOL

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    Reticulated giraffes are a species of giraffes with brown and orange spots. They are native to Africa and in 2018 were listed as endangered, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.

  8. Southern giraffe - Wikipedia

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    [9]: 51 Around 13,000 animals are estimated to remain in the wild; and about 20 are kept in zoos. [5] South African giraffe (G. g. giraffa), also known as Cape giraffe: Is found in northern South Africa, southern Botswana, southern Zimbabwe, Eswatini and south-western Mozambique. It has dark, somewhat rounded patches "with some fine projections ...

  9. Thornicroft's giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), also known as the Rhodesian giraffe or Luangwa giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe. It is sometimes considered a species in its own right (as Giraffa thornicrofti ) [ 2 ] or a subspecies of the Masai giraffe (as Giraffa tippelskirchi thornicrofti ).