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Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Photo by MickGrant
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Tallest mammal with extra-ordinary throat and neck and digestion system. Eats at the tallest thorn trees, Second image has two Oxpeckers keeping the parasites at acceptable levels.

Habitat:

Savana grassland and open thorn-veldt.

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Comments (3)
MickGrant
Thanks Karen, added to Symbiotic Mission.
KarenL
Great spotting Mick! Please can you add this to the Symbiotic Relationships mission - http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7987627

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PublishedJuly 25, 2011

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