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| species = camelopardalis
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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.


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.
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.

Revision as of 19:30, 17 May 2018

Angolan giraffe
males in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Species:
G. giraffe
Subspecies:
G. g. angolensis
Trinomial name
Giraffa giraffe angolensis
(Lydekker, 1903)
Range map in yellow

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.

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

  1. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ [1]


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