enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Reticulated giraffe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticulated_giraffe

    The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata [3] or Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata [4]) is a species/subspecies of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa.It is differentiated from other types of giraffe by its coat, which consists of large, polygonal (or squared), block-like spots, which extend onto the lower legs, tail and face.

  3. Giraffe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

    The giraffe is a protected species in most of its range. It is the national animal of Tanzania, [ 140 ] and is protected by law, [ 141 ] and unauthorised killing can result in imprisonment. [ 142 ] The UN-backed Convention of Migratory Species selected giraffes for protection in 2017. [ 143 ]

  4. The Strange Way Giraffes Fight - AOL

    www.aol.com/strange-way-giraffes-fight-140232689...

    The four species include Reticulated, Masai, Southern, and Northern. Are Giraffes Endangered? These intelligent and unique creatures are vulnerable to threats from loss of habitat, climate change ...

  5. Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say

    www.aol.com/giraffes-endangered-species...

    The vast majority of reticulated giraffes live in Kenya, and their population is estimated at 15,985, according to USFWS. There are around 45,400 Masai giraffes — an amount roughly equivalent to ...

  6. Rothschild's giraffe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothschild's_giraffe

    Whereas the reticulated giraffe has very clearly defined dark patches with bright-whitish channels between them, Rothschild's giraffe more closely resembles the Masai giraffe. However, when compared to the Masai giraffe, the Rothschild's ecotype is paler, the orange-brown patches are less jagged and sharp in shape, and the connective channel is ...

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

    www.aol.com/news/zoo-claims-world-only-spotless...

    On 31 July, at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, a giraffe without spots was born. The zoo said, according to experts, they believe she is the only solid-coloured reticulated giraffe on the planet.

  8. Northern giraffe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_giraffe

    The current IUCN taxonomic scheme lists one species of giraffe with the name G. camelopardalis and nine subspecies. [1] [7] A 2021 whole genome sequencing study suggests the northern giraffe as a separate species, and postulates the existence of three distinct subspecies, [8] and more recently, one extinct subspecies.

  9. The rare giraffe born without spots now has a name - AOL

    www.aol.com/rare-giraffe-born-without-spots...

    Reticulated giraffes are a subspecies of giraffes. In fact, Kipekee is the first giraffe of her kind without spots since one that was born in Tokyo in 1972, according to Bright.