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South African Giraffe

Giraffa giraffa giraffa / Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa

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Field Notes

Notes:

Chewing on Zebra Bones.

Reference Links:

South African giraffe - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Masai Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
Mary Alliston Butt
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Comments (3)
KarenL
Great photo! We were told that giraffes chew bones for the calcium and phosphorus which they can't get from their usual diet.

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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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