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The West African giraffe (Giraffa peralta [2] or Giraffa camelopardalis peralta), also known as the Niger giraffe, [1] is a species or subspecies of the giraffe distinguished by its light colored spots.
At its largest, Lake Chad may have acted as a boundary between the West African and Kordofan giraffes during the Holocene (before 5000 BC). [26] West African giraffe (G. peralta), [34] Also known as Niger giraffe or Nigerian giraffe. The reticulated giraffe (G. c. reticulata) is native to northeastern Kenya, southern Ethiopia, and Somalia. [1]
The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a recent common ancestor with deer and bovids.This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (between one and eight, usually four, species of Giraffa, depending on taxonomic interpretation) and the okapi (the only known species of Okapia).
A decline of 40% in the last 15 years and on the brink of extinction. That's the way things are looking for the world's tallest animal, the giraffe, according to Giraffe Conservation Foundation ...
Articles relating to the giraffe, a tall African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa.It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. . The giraffe's chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its spotted coat patter
Once abundant throughout Africa since the 19th century, the northern giraffe ranged from Senegal, Mali and Nigeria from West Africa to up north in Egypt. [4] The similar West African giraffe lived in Algeria and Morocco in ancient periods until their extinctions due to the Saharan dry climate. [5] [6] [4]
This is a list of African type primates, containing all recent species of primates found in Africa including Madagascar. According to the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group there are currently 216 species (111 in the mainland while the 105 are found in Madagascar). [ 1 ]
ABUJA/NIAMEY (Reuters) -West African defence chiefs have drawn up a plan for military action if Niger's coup is not overturned by Sunday, the regional bloc said on Friday, after mediation failed ...