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Reticulated Giraffe
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Find them in the Hoofstock zone
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Giraffa reticulata
The reticulated giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. Its brown patches are separated by thin white lines, like a net.
Quick Facts
- Habitat
- Open woodland and dry savanna.
- Diet
- Leaves, flowers, seed pods and fruit, from up to 100 different kinds of tree.
- Lifespan
- About 20 to 25 years.
- Size
- Males grow to about 4.8 to 5.5 metres tall and can weigh 1,900 kg. Females are a bit smaller.
- Conservation
- Endangered
Amazing Facts
- Giraffes are the tallest animals on land.
- A giraffe's tongue is long and tough, so it can pull leaves off prickly trees.
- Giraffes live in easy-going herds where animals come and go.
Looking After Them
How threatened it is: Endangered (checked in 2018). Numbers in the wild: decreasing.
The dangers they face
- Losing their habitat.
- Poaching.
- Being hunted for meat and hides.
How people are helping
- Zoos keep giraffes in breeding programmes and help protect wild herds.
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