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giraffe

Also known as Giraffa camelopardalis sensu lato, Giraffa camelopardalis super-complex, Giraffa camelopardalis, northern giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis sensu stricto, three-horned giraffe

umbrella species of Giraffa

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A giraffe is a large African mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa and serves as an "umbrella species," meaning its conservation helps protect many other species that share its habitat. Understanding and protecting giraffes is important because safeguarding their ecosystems benefits the broader biodiversity of African landscapes.

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北部长颈鹿（學名：Giraffa camelopardalis），是4種長頸鹿中的一種，斑点呈四方形，栗色；底色为白色。腿内侧及上肢以下无斑点。分布苏丹东部及刚果东北部。种加词为camelopardalis，源于早期罗马帝国时期人们给它起的名字，意思是骆驼和豹的杂交体，因为它的外形类似这两种动物的揉合体。

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 54.5
Image: Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) - Murchison Falls National Park.jpg
Height: 5.5

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Commons category: Giraffa camelopardalis
taxon name: Giraffa camelopardalis
Commons gallery: Giraffa camelopardalis
taxon common name: xirafa
gestation period: 457
heart rate: 150
litter size: 1
longest observed lifespan: 39.5
sequenced genome URL: www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Giraffa_camelopardalis

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The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), also known as the three-horned giraffe, is a species of giraffe native to North Africa.

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. The similar West African giraffe lived in Algeria and Morocco in ancient periods until their extinctions due to the Saharan dry climate.