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Giraffa camelopardalis
With her long legs and elongated neck, the giraffe is the tallest animal today. The giraffe's coat is fawn (yellow-roasted, browned) or pink, with large patches of brownish color (except in the womb, where the fur is white). The brown spots have a unique pattern for each individual and helps to mimic in the shadows of the trees of their habitat.
Africa. It inhabits almost the entire continent, from the southern Sahara desert to the Cape province, with the exception of tropical forests.
This specimen from the "Parque Zoológico de São Paulo"
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