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West African Giraffe

Description:

When I first saw this gigantic creature I was amazed because I've never seen a living thing that tall. The Giraffe is the tallest organism that ever roamed on Earth. The Giraffe's average height is 19 feet.

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Reticulated Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata Reticulated Giraffe


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1 Comment

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Hi there FFK8! This is a reticulated giraffe and not a West African giraffe. The different subspecies of giraffes can be differentiated by their coat pattern:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geneti...

FFK8
Spotted by a stud ent at FFK8

Orlando, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 8, 2010
Submitted on Nov 22, 2012

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