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  2. The Strange Way Giraffes Fight - AOL

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    The video above shows the fascinating way male giraffes fight. Known as “necking” the giraffes use their long and powerful necks to attack, delivering hard blows with each hit.

  3. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    The name "giraffe" has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word zirāfah (زِرَافَةْ), of an ultimately unclear Sub-Saharan African language origin. [2] The Middle English and early Modern English spellings, jarraf and ziraph, derive from the Arabic form-based Spanish and Portuguese girafa. [3]

  4. 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).

  5. Sivatherium - Wikipedia

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    Modern, giraffe-like restoration in the MEPAN Outdated moose-like restoration Museum reconstruction. Sivatherium resembled the modern okapi, but was far larger, and more heavily built, being about 2.2 m (7.2 ft) tall at the shoulder, 3 m (9.8 ft) in total height with a weight up to 400–500 kg (880–1,100 lb). [5]

  6. Annoyed Giraffe Timidly ‘Whacks’ Herd Mate at Potawatomi Zoo

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    Related: Older Giraffe’s Kind Gesture Toward Baby Giraffe Is Melting Hearts. Interesting Giraffe Facts. Giraffes actually fight using this same technique to establish dominance during mating season.

  7. Reticulated giraffe - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Baby Giraffe Gets the Zoomies and People Can’t Get Enough - AOL

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    TikToker Gerald's Life posted a video of an adorable baby giraffe named Finn who had a case of the zoomies, and it's the cutest thing you'll see today! ... Fun Baby Giraffe Facts. Giraffe babies ...

  9. Northern giraffe - Wikipedia

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    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.