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The South African giraffe or Cape giraffe (Giraffa giraffa [2] or Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) is a species or subspecies of giraffe found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mozambique. It has rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extensions on a light tan background, running down to the hooves.
Their approximate population is composed of 44,500 to 50,000 individuals. [5] ... also known as Cape giraffe: Is found in northern South Africa, southern Botswana, ...
The South African giraffe (G. c. giraffa) is found in northern South Africa, southern Botswana, northern Botswana and southwestern Mozambique. [1] [37] [38] It has a tawny background colour marked with dark, somewhat rounded patches "with some fine projections". The spots extend down the legs, growing smaller as they do.
Giraffe subspecies from across Africa are at risk, according to the agency. ... Kordofan and Nubian — all subspecies of the northern giraffe — have seen their population fall around 77% since ...
By RYAN GORMAN African giraffes are in danger of becoming extinct. Hunting and poaching have decimated the continent's giraffe population by about 40 percent, according to one estimate. There are ...
A decline of 40% in the last 15 years and on the brink of extinction. That's the way things are looking for the world's tallest animal, the giraffe, according to Giraffe Conservation Foundation ...
A satellite image of South Africa. ... common eland and the giraffe. These are preyed upon mainly by lions. ... There is a small population of hippos in Cape Town, [4 ...
The giraffe was born on 31 July ... They are native to Africa and in 2018 were listed as endangered, ... with 40 per cent of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last three decades."