Northern giraffe - Wikipedia
Northern giraffes live in savannahs, shrublands, and woodlands. After numerous local extinctions, Northern giraffes are the least numerous giraffe species, and the most endangered. In East Africa, they are mostly found in Kenya and southwestern Ethiopia, and rarely in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
Northern giraffe: Giraffa camelopardalis - Giraffe Conservation …
Northern giraffe are estimated at a population of just below 6,000 individuals in the wild, with numbers slowly rebounding in key areas. Three subspecies of the Northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) occur across Western, Central and East Africa.
Giraffe | Facts, Information, Habitat, Species, & Lifespan | Britannica
2024年9月17日 · The genus Giraffa is made up of the northern giraffe (G. camelopardalis), the southern giraffe (G. giraffa), the Masai giraffe (G. tippelskirchi), and the reticulated giraffe (G. reticulata). Giraffes grow to nearly their full height by four years of age but gain weight until they are seven or eight.
Giraffe - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is the world’s tallest living animal native to North Africa. The giraffe has intrigued various ancient and modern cultures for its peculiar appearance and has often been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons.
Giraffes, and the scientists trying to save them - EarthSky
2023年9月3日 · One of the biggest movers in our study, a female northern giraffe in Niger that navigated among communities raising livestock in the dry Sahel, covered a home range of nearly 1,500 square miles...
Northern Giraffe - Natural Atlas
The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), also known as three-horned giraffe, is the type species of giraffe native to North Africa. In the current IUCN taxonomic scheme, there is only one species of giraffe with the name G. camelopardalis and …
Northern giraffe facts, distribution & population | BioDB
Spanning across northern sub-Saharan Africa, the Northern giraffe encompasses three genetically recognized subspecies: the West African giraffe (G. c. peralta), the Nubian giraffe (G. c. camelopardalis), and the Kordofan giraffe (G. c. antiquorum).
Northern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
2024年2月23日 · The Northern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) lives in savannas and pastures in Kenya and Ethiopia. Males can have a third ossicone, and it has three subspecies, the Nubian, the Kordofan and the West African giraffes.
Giraffe Species - Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Long-term research by GCF and partners has clearly identified four distinct species of giraffe in Africa – Masai, Southern, Northern and Reticulated giraffe, with several subspecies.
Northern Giraffe - Worldwide Nature
The northern giraffe, also known as the Nubian giraffe, is one of the tallest species of giraffe and can reach heights of up to 18 feet. Its long neck not only allows it to reach higher branches for food, but also enables it to scan the horizon for potential predators.