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  2. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 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).

  4. Southern giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), also known as two-horned giraffe, [1] is a species of giraffe native to Southern Africa. [2] However, the IUCN currently recognizes only one species of giraffe with nine subspecies.

  5. Mammals of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of mammals of Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Caribbean monk seal. There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. Suborder: Procyonidae. Family: Procyonidae. Genus: Procyon. Raccoon, P. lotor LC possibly introduced; Family: Herpestidae. Genus: Urva. Small Indian mongoose, U. auropunctata LC [2 ...

  7. List of amphibians and reptiles of Guadeloupe - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Tennessee zoo says it has welcomed a spotless giraffe - AOL

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    The article’s researchers analyzed the complex coat pattern traits of a subspecies of wild giraffes called Masai giraffes, native to East Africa. They found that the giraffes’ spots are ...

  9. Giraffoidea - Wikipedia

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    Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families Climacoceratidae, Prolibytheriidae, and Giraffidae.The only extant members in the superfamily are the giraffes and okapi.