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Reticulated Giraffe 

Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata

Order - Cetartiodactyla
Family - Giraffidae

Size:

body: males 5.7 m, females about 0.7 - 1 m shorter than males; shoulder height: 3.3 m; neck length: 2.4 m; tail 76 - 101 cm

Mass:

male 1,100 – 1,932 kg, female 700 – 1,182 kg

Number of offspring:

1

Gestation period: 

about 457 days

Geographic range:

arid and dry-savanna zones of sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)

Diet:

feed on leaves (Acacia senegal, Mimosa pudica, Combretum micranthum, and Prunus armeniaca), flowers, seed pods, and fruits

Behavior:

social animals, communicate with one another by infrasonic sound; living in loose, open, unstable herds varying from 10 to 20 individuals, although herds of up to 70 have been observed; herds can include all female, all male, female with young calves, or mixed genders and ages

Lifespan:

10 - 15 years in the wild; 20 - 27 (max 39) years in captivity

Red List Category:

 Least Concern (LC)

 

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