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The baby giraffe is believed to be the only known solid-colored reticulated giraffe in the world, according to Brights Zoo. Reticulated giraffes are a subspecies of giraffes.
A rare baby giraffe has no spots, but now she has a name.
After a two-week voting period, the Masai giraffe born on Aug. 9 has been named Nyasi. Nyasi was born Aug. 9 and is the first giraffe born at the zoo in 12 years.
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa.It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth.Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies.
A baby giraffe was born without spots last month. According to Brights Zoo, where the giraffe was born, she is the only known only solid-colored reticulated giraffe in the world.
A baby giraffe is a very big surprise...literally! Houston Zoo also shared the news on their website and said that Tino is thriving under mom's care. ABC News commenters couldn't get over how cute ...
Male okapis have short, hair-covered horn-like structures called ossicones, less than 15 cm (5.9 in) in length, which are similar in form and function to the ossicones of a giraffe. [28] The okapi exhibits sexual dimorphism , with females 4.2 cm (1.7 in) taller on average, slightly redder, and lacking prominent ossicones, instead possessing ...
It had been argued that the so-called ossicones known from fossils were actually horns, but later research showed that these structures are consistent with the ossicones of giraffes and okapi. [6] The following is a list of some ossicone-bearing genera: Giraffidae †Bramatherium (2 pairs) †Decennatherium (1 pair) Giraffa (giraffes; 1 pair)