Reticulated giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata

order - Artiodactyla
tribe - Giraffidae


Size: height 270 - 360 cm, whole height 400 - 580 cm
Weigh: males 1.000 kg
Number of youngs: 1
Time with young: 14 - 15 months
Occurrence: savannahs in the North-east Africa
Food: plant - twigs, leaves
Activity: day`s
Way of life: they create smaller herds

No animals are so individual like giraffe. They are the highest of all mammals and this heigh - these are major neck and legs. Giraffe has also very unaccustomed form of the body, her back slopes vehemente down. Kind giraffe has 9 other kinds, which are different - colours and form of spots. ZOO Brno has male of Reticulated giraffe - Dhaifa and male of Baringo giraffe - Koudy. They get on well together, giraffes are pacific animals.




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