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Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
A pair of giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
A giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), photographed July 23th, 2008 at the Bronx zoo.
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West African giraffe, currently Giraffa camelopardalis peralta.
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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!)