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Masai giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi

Photo by jackie.hawaii
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Description:

Masai Giraffes are the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. The long neck of giraffes results from a disproportionate lengthening of the cervical vertebrae, not from the addition of more vertebrae. This lengthening takes place after birth.

Habitat:

Kenya and Tanzania savannas, grasslands and open woodlands.

Notes:

Photo taken at San Diego Zoo.

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