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Giraffes

Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi

Notes:

Encountered 4 giraffes while hiking along the rim of Mt. Longonot.

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Masai giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Masai giraffe


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DanielePralong
DanielePralong 9 years ago

Hi jmalcomb, welcome to Project Noah! Different subspecies of giraffes can be told apart from their robe and location. Jagged spots on the body, a short tassel of hair on the tail and location make these ones Masai giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi.

jmalcomb
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jmalcomb

Kajiado, Kenya

Spotted on Feb 2, 2009
Submitted on Jan 7, 2015

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