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  2. Cervical vertebrae - Wikipedia

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    The vertebral transverse processes of mammals are homologous to the cervical ribs of other amniotes. [citation needed] Most mammals have seven cervical vertebrae, with the only three known exceptions being the manatee with six, the two-toed sloth with five or six, and the three-toed sloth with nine. [2] [3]

  3. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The giraffe's neck vertebrae have ball and socket joints. [47]: 71 The point of articulation between the cervical and thoracic vertebrae of giraffes is shifted to lie between the first and second thoracic vertebrae (T1 and T2), unlike in most other ruminants, where the articulation is between the seventh cervical vertebra (C7) and T1.

  4. Gemina (giraffe) - Wikipedia

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    Eventually her neck became bent sharply. [1] The last time that this type of a deformity had been documented in a giraffe was in 1902. [2] X-rays of Gemina's neck showed that her vertebrae had fused together, but scientists, zoologists and veterinarians could find no explanation for the deformity. [2]

  5. Vertebra - Wikipedia

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    [28] [29] All mammals except manatees and sloths have seven cervical vertebrae, whatever the length of the neck. [30] This includes seemingly unlikely animals such as the giraffe, the camel, and the blue whale, for example. Birds usually have more cervical vertebrae with most having a highly flexible neck consisting of 13–25 vertebrae.

  6. Masai giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The Masai giraffe's most famous feature, its neck, contains seven vertebrae and makes up roughly one third of its body height. Its long and muscular tongue, which can be up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) in length, is prehensile and allows it to grab leaves from tall trees that are inaccessible to other animals.

  7. Putting his neck on the line: Giraffe gets frisky on ... - AOL

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    One curious creature got a little too close for comfort with a reporter doing a live report in the middle of a zoo.

  8. Giraffidae - Wikipedia

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    The okapi's neck is long compared to most ruminants, but not nearly so long as the giraffe's. Male giraffes are the tallest of all mammals: their horns reach 5.5 m (18 ft) above the ground and their shoulder 3.3 m (11 ft), whereas the okapi has a shoulder height of 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in).

  9. Southern giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The spotting pattern extends throughout the legs but not the upper part of the face. The neck and rump patches tend to be fairly small. The subspecies also has a white ear patch. [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