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The West African giraffe is more closely related to the giraffes of East Africa than to those of Central Africa. Its ancestor may have migrated from East to North Africa during the Quaternary and then to West Africa with the development of the Sahara desert. At its largest, Lake Chad may have acted as a barrier between West African and Kordofan ...
The Dabous Giraffes are neolithic petroglyphs [1] by unknown artists on the western side of the Aïr Mountains in north-central Niger. [2] The carvings are 6 metres (20 ft) in height and consist of two giraffes carved into the Dabous Rock with a great amount of detail. One of the giraffes is male, while the other, smaller, is female.
By 2007 a total of 164 giraffes were counted in the park. [1] ASGN has engaged in protecting giraffe habitats, educating the local community about giraffes, extending microloans, and offering other forms of assistance to villagers within the giraffe-inhabited areas. It has also participated in an annual giraffe census. [2]
‘Life and Other Problems’ Review: The Death of a Giraffe Kicks Off a Doc Big on Questions but Short on Insights
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]
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At its largest, Lake Chad may have acted as a boundary between the West African and Kordofan giraffes during the Holocene (before 5000 BC). [26] West African giraffe (G. peralta), [34] Also known as Niger giraffe or Nigerian giraffe. The reticulated giraffe (G. c. reticulata) is native to northeastern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, and Somalia. [1]