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Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardali

Photo by Elsa
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Field Notes

Description:

The giraffe is our tallest land-living animal. Although related to other even-toed ungulates such as deer and cattle, giraffe belong to the Giraffidae family which they share only with the okapi.

Habitat:

Savannah

Notes:

The giraffe's fur contains antibiotics and parasite repellents, a protective mechanism that gives the animals a very characteristic smell.

This animal was photographed in Colchester Zoo.

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Comments (2)
Elsa
Thanks :) yeah true about the posh pose - hadn't thought of that - he is literally looking down on me! haha
Saarbrigger
Nice picture. On the second one the giraffe looks very posh.

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PublishedJune 19, 2011

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