There appears to be sexual dimorhism going on here, with the male being darker than the female. I've read that the Giraffe's specific name came from the belief of ancient Greeks that it was the offspring of camels and leopards (a genetic, and obviously, physical, impossibility!)
Those are nice. I miss our National Zoo Giraffe who relocated down south while her home is renovated to make way for the greater Elephant Habitat.
Great photo.
The mammalian counterparts to the Sauropods of old...lol.
Great Photo, By the Way!
There appears to be sexual dimorhism going on here, with the male being darker than the female. I've read that the Giraffe's specific name came from the belief of ancient Greeks that it was the offspring of camels and leopards (a genetic, and obviously, physical, impossibility!)