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The '''Angolan giraffe''' (''Giraffa giraffa angolensis''), also known as '''Namibian giraffe''', is a subspecies of [[giraffe]] that is found in northern [[Namibia]], south-western [[Zambia]], [[Botswana]], and western [[Zimbabwe]]. A 2009 genetic study on this subspecies suggests the northern [[Namib Desert]] and [[Etosha National Park]] populations each form a separate subspecies. |
The '''Angolan giraffe''' (''Giraffa giraffa angolensis''), also known as '''Namibian giraffe''', is a subspecies of [[southern giraffe]] that is found in northern [[Namibia]], south-western [[Zambia]], [[Botswana]], and western [[Zimbabwe]]. A 2009 genetic study on this subspecies suggests the northern [[Namib Desert]] and [[Etosha National Park]] populations each form a separate subspecies. |
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[[File:Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis (courting).jpg|thumb|A pair of Angolan giraffe courting at the Chudop waterhole, [[Etosha National Park]], Namibia]] |
[[File:Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis (courting).jpg|thumb|A pair of Angolan giraffe courting at the Chudop waterhole, [[Etosha National Park]], Namibia]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Giraffidae |
| Genus: | Giraffa |
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| Subspecies: | G. c. angolensis
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| Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis (Lydekker, 1903)
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The Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis), also known as Namibian giraffe, is a subspecies of southern giraffe that is found in northern Namibia, south-western Zambia, Botswana, and western Zimbabwe. A 2009 genetic study on this subspecies suggests the northern Namib Desert and Etosha National Park populations each form a separate subspecies.
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This subspecies has large brown blotches with edges that are either somewhat notched or have angular extensions. The spotting pattern extends throughout the legs but not the upper part of the face. The neck and rump patches tend to be fairly small. The subspecies also has a white ear patch.
Approximately 13,000 animals are estimated to remain in the wild;[2] and about 20 are kept in zoos.
References
- ^ Muller, Z.; Bercovitch, F.; Brand, R.; Brown, D.; Brown, M.; Bolger, D.; Carter, K.; Deacon, F.; Doherty, J.B.; Fennessy, J.; Fennessy, S.; Hussein, A.A.; Lee, D.; Marais, A.; Strauss, M.; Tutchings, A.; Wube, T. (2016). "Giraffa camelopardalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T9194A109326950. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9194A51140239.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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External links
Media related to Angolan Giraffes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis at Wikispecies
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