Northern giraffe
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| A West African giraffe (G. camelopardalis peralta). | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Giraffidae |
| Genus: | Giraffa |
| Species: | G. camelopardalis |
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Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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G. c. camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Range map of extant Giraffa divided by species, subspecies and distinct population groups. | |
G. c. camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
G. c. antiquorum (Jardine/Swainson, 1835)
G. c. peralta (Thomas, 1898)
The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), also known as three-horned giraffe, is a species of giraffe native to North Africa. It is considered the type species and one of the four living species of the genus Giraffa. The species was described and given its binomial name by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Three subspecies are recognized.
Northern giraffes can interbreed with other giraffe species in captivity or if they come into contact with populations of other species in the wild.
Northern giraffes were once abundant throughout Africa. In the 19th century, it ranged from Senegal, Mali and Nigeria from West Africa to up north in Egypt. The West African giraffes once lived in Algeria and Morocco in ancient periods until their extinctions due to the Saharan dry climate. It is isolated in South Sudan, Kenya, Chad and Niger.
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