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Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Description:

Tallest mammal with extra-ordinary throat and neck and digestion system. Eats at the tallest thorn trees, Second image has two Oxpeckers keeping the parasites at acceptable levels.

Habitat:

Savana grassland and open thorn-veldt.

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3 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Mick!

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Thanks Karen, added to Symbiotic Mission.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Great spotting Mick!
Please can you add this to the Symbiotic Relationships mission - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7987...

MickGrant
Spotted by
MickGrant

Moses Kotane Local Municipality, North West, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 20, 2009
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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