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South African giraffe
Subspecies of southern giraffe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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South African giraffe | |
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Male in South Africa | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Giraffidae |
Genus: | Giraffa |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | G. g. giraffa |
Trinomial name | |
Giraffa giraffa giraffa (von Schreber, 1784) | |
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Range in light green |
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In 2016, the population was estimated at 31,500 individuals in the wild.