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Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Both sexes have prominent horn-like structures called ossicones, which are formed from ossified cartilage, covered in skin and fused to the skull at the parietal bones. The ossicones of females and young are thin and display tufts of hair on top, whereas those of adult males end in knobs and tend to be bald on top. Males also have a more prominent median lump at the front of the skull.

Habitat:

Kruger National Park

Notes:

The baby's parents were nearby

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