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giraffe Akram aubert is the type of giraffe that is called Masai giraffe. Masai giraffes are from Kenya and have patterns that look like oak leaves. Both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones. Eat for 16-20 hours a day. Giraffes only need 5-30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period.The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, also called Kilimanjaro giraffe, is the largest subspecies of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya and in Tanzania. Masai Giraffe Fact Sheet

Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Giraffidae Genus: Giraffa Species camelopardalis Subspecies: tippelskirchi

Life span: 10 to 15 years in the wild; 20 to 27 years under human care

Gestation: 15 months Number of young at birth: Usually one, twins are uncommon but do occur Age of maturity: 3 to 4 years for females, 4 to 5 years for males Size: Females up to 16 ft tall; males up to 19 ft tall

Weight: Females up to 2,600 lbs; males up to 4,250 lbs

Size at birth:

6 ft tall, 100 to 150 lbs

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Facts:

Giraffes have a small hump on their back and have a spotted pattern similar to that of a leopard. For a long time, people called the giraffe a “camel-leopard” because they believed that it was a combination of the leopard. Each subspecies of giraffe has a different coat pattern. Masai giraffes are from Kenya and have patterns that look like oak leaves. Both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones. Eat for 16-20 hours a day. Giraffes only need 5-30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period. Often taking quick naps that last only a minute or two at a time. Giraffes can rest while standing but they sometimes also lie down with their head resting on their rump. Giraffes may eat up to 75 lbs of leaves per day. Their favorite leaves are from acacia trees. A giraffe’s feet are the size of a dinner plate – 12 in across A giraffes tongue is 18-20 inong and blue-black Giraffes can moo, hiss, roar, and whistle A giraffe’s eyes are the size of golf balls Mammals

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+Akram aubert is the type of giraffe that is called Masai giraffe. Masai giraffes are from Kenya and have patterns that look like oak leaves. Both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones. Eat for 16-20 hours a day. Giraffes only need 5-30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period.The Masai giraffe, also spelled Maasai giraffe, also called Kilimanjaro giraffe, is the largest subspecies of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya and in Tanzania. Masai Giraffe Fact Sheet
-| name = Masai giraffe
-| image =  GiraffaCamelopardalisTippelskirchi-Masaai-Mara.JPG
-| image_caption =
-| status = VU
-| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{Cite journal | author = Muller, Z. | author2 = Bercovitch, F. | author3 = Brand, R. | author4 = Brown, D. | author5 = Brown, M. | author6 = Bolger, D. | author7 = Carter, K. | author8 = Deacon, F. | author9 = Doherty, J.B. | author10 = Fennessy, J. | author11 = Fennessy, S. | author12 = Hussein, A.A. | author13 = Lee, D. | author14 = Marais, A. | author15 = Strauss, M. | author16 = Tutchings, A. | author17 = Wube, T. | last-author-amp = yes | title = ''Giraffa camelopardalis'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2016 | page = e.T9194A109326950 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2016 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/9194/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9194A51140239.en | access-date = 23 December 2017}}</ref>
-| status_system = IUCN3.1
-| taxon = Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii
-| authority = ([[Paul Matschie|Matschie]], 1898)
-| range_map=Giraffa_camelopardalis_subspecies_map.jpg
-| range_map_caption=Range map in blue
-}}
+Class:	Mammalia
-The '''Masai giraffe''' (''Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii''), also spelled '''Maasai giraffe''', also called '''Kilimanjaro giraffe''', is the largest subspecies of [[giraffe]]. It is native to [[East Africa]]. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern [[Kenya]] and in [[Tanzania]]. It has distinctive, irregular, jagged, star-like blotches which extend to the hooves. A median lump is usually present in males.
+Order:
+Artiodactyla
+Family:	Giraffidae
-==Taxonomy==
+Genus:	Giraffa
-The IUCN currently recognizes only one species of giraffe with nine subspecies.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=IUCN|title=Giraffa camelopardalis: 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.|url=https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9194A51140239.en|journal=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|doi=10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t9194a51140239.en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Bercovitch|first=Fred B.|last2=Berry|first2=Philip S. M.|last3=Dagg|first3=Anne|last4=Deacon|first4=Francois|last5=Doherty|first5=John B.|last6=Lee|first6=Derek E.|last7=Mineur|first7=Frédéric|last8=Muller|first8=Zoe|last9=Ogden|first9=Rob|date=2017-02-20|title=How many species of giraffe are there?|url=http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(16)31520-2|journal=Current Biology|language=English|volume=27|issue=4|pages=R136–R137|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.039|issn=0960-9822|pmid=28222287}}</ref> The Masai giraffe was [[Species description|described]] and given the [[binomial name]] ''Giraffa tippelskirchi'' by [[German people|German]] [[zoologist]] [[Paul Matschie]] in 1898. The Masai giraffe was named in honor of Herr von Tippelskirch who was a member of a German scientific expedition in [[German East Africa]] to what is now northern Tanzania in 1896. Tippelskirch brought back the skin of a female Masai giraffe from near [[Lake Eyasi]] which was later on identified as ''Giraffa tippelskirchi''.
+Species	camelopardalis
+Subspecies:
+tippelskirchi
+Life span:
-==Description==
+to 15 years in the wild; 20 to 27 years under human care
-The Masai giraffe is distinguished by jagged spots on its body, geographic range including southern Kenya, all of Tanzania, and the Luangwa Valley in Zambia, and genetic evidence.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal|year=2016|title=Multi-locus Analyses Reveal Four Giraffe Species Instead of One|journal=Current Biology|volume=26|doi=10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.036|pmid=27618261|author1=Fennessy J.|author2=Bidon T.|author3=Reuss F.|author4=Kumar V.|author5=Elkan P.|author6=Nilsson M.A.|author7=Vamberger M.|author8=Fritz U.|author9=Janke A.|pp=1–7}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Brown|first=David M.|last2=Brenneman|first2=Rick A.|last3=Koepfli|first3=Klaus-Peter|last4=Pollinger|first4=John P.|last5=Milá|first5=Borja|last6=Georgiadis|first6=Nicholas J.|last7=Louis|first7=Edward E.|last8=Grether|first8=Gregory F.|last9=Jacobs|first9=David K.|date=2007-01-01|title=Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe|url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-5-57|journal=BMC Biology|volume=5|pages=57|doi=10.1186/1741-7007-5-57|issn=1741-7007|pmc=2254591|pmid=18154651}}</ref> It is the largest-bodied giraffe species.<ref name="Dagg">{{cite book|title=The Giraffe. Its Biology, Behavior, and Ecology (with updated supplementary material)|last2=Foster|first2=J. B.|publisher=Krieger Publishing Company|year=1982|location=Malabar, Florida|last1=Dagg|first1=A.I.}}</ref>
+Gestation:	15 months
-==Conservation==
+Number of young at birth:	Usually one, twins are uncommon but do occur
-All giraffes are considered [[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]] to extinction by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/9194/0|title=Giraffa camelopardalis (Giraffe)|website=www.iucnredlist.org|access-date=2016-12-08}}</ref> and the Masai giraffe population declined 52% in recent decades.<ref>Bolger, D. et al. (2015) Masai giraffe conservation status report: IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group.</ref> Overall, the approximate number of all populations accumulate to 32,550 in the wild. Demographic studies of wild giraffes living inside and outside protected areas suggest low adult survival outside protected areas due to poaching, and low calf survival inside protected areas due to predation are the primary influences on population growth rates.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Lee|first=Derek E.|last2=Bond|first2=Monica L.|last3=Kissui|first3=Bernard M.|last4=Kiwango|first4=Yustina A.|last5=Bolger|first5=Douglas T.|date=2016-05-11|title=Spatial variation in giraffe demography: a test of 2 paradigms|url=http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/05/10/jmammal.gyw086|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|language=en|pages=gyw086|doi=10.1093/jmammal/gyw086|issn=0022-2372|volume=97}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095489097219|title=Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences|last=Lee|first=D. E.|last2=Strauss|first2=M. K. L|date=2016-01-01|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=9780124095489}}</ref> Survival of giraffe calves is influenced by the season of birth,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lee|first=Derek Edward|last2=Bond|first2=Monica Louise|last3=Bolger|first3=Douglas Thomas|date=2017-01-01|title=Season of birth affects juvenile survival of giraffe|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10144-017-0571-8|journal=Population Ecology|language=en|volume=59|issue=1|pages=45–54|doi=10.1007/s10144-017-0571-8|issn=1438-3896}}</ref> and the seasonal local presence or absence of long-distance migratory herds of wildebeest and zebra.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lee|first=Derek E.|last2=Kissui|first2=Bernard M.|last3=Kiwango|first3=Yustina A.|last4=Bond|first4=Monica L.|date=2016|title=Migratory herds of wildebeests and zebras indirectly affect calf survival of giraffes|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.2561/abstract|journal=Ecology and Evolution|language=en|pages=|doi=10.1002/ece3.2561|issn=2045-7758}}</ref>  Metapopulation analysis indicated protected areas were important for keeping giraffes in the larger landscape.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lee|first=Derek E.|last2=Bolger|first2=Douglas T.|date=2017-05-05|title=Movements and source–sink dynamics of a Masai giraffe metapopulation|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10144-017-0580-7|journal=Population Ecology|language=en|pages=1–12|doi=10.1007/s10144-017-0580-7|issn=1438-3896}}</ref> ''In situ'' conservation of Masai giraffes is being done by several government agencies including [[Kenya Wildlife Service]], [[Tanzania National Parks Authority|Tanzania National Parks]], [[Zambia Wildlife Authority]]; and non-governmental organizations including [http://pamsfoundation.org/our-programs/giraffe-conservation-support/ PAMS Foundation], [http://www.wildnatureinstitute.org/giraffe.html Wild Nature Institute], and [http://giraffeconservation.org/programmes/south-luangwa/ Giraffe Conservation Foundation]. At the several zoos, Masai giraffe have become pregnant and successfully given birth.<ref>Gregory, Kim Lamb (May 10, 2014). [http://www.vcstar.com/news/2014/may/10/mothers-nature-in-the-animal-world/ "Mothers' nature in the animal world"] ''[[Ventura County Star]]''</ref>
+Age of maturity:	3 to 4 years for females, 4 to 5 years for males
+Size:
+Females up to 16 ft tall; males up to 19 ft tall
+Weight:
-==Gallery==
+Females up to 2,600 lbs; males up to 4,250 lbs
-<gallery>
-Masai Giraffe, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (2010).jpg|Masai giraffe in [[Serengeti National Park]], Tanzania
-Maasai Giraffe 07.JPG|Detail of head, taken at [[Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden]]
-Giraffes Mikumi National Park.jpg|Two Masai giraffes in [[Mikumi National Park]]
-Young Maasai Giraffes.jpg|Two, week-old Masai giraffes in Serengeti, Tanzania
-</gallery>
+Size at birth:
-==See also==
+ft tall, 100 to 150 lbs
-* [[Maasai people]]
-* [[Masai lion]]
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+Come visit Bo and Mac in the Charles and Jennifer Johnson Land of the Giants.
-==External links==
-* {{Commons category-inline|Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi|Masai Giraffes}}
-* {{Wikispecies-inline|Giraffa tippelskirchi|''Giraffa tippelskirchi''}}
+Facts:
-{{Artiodactyla|R.}}
+Giraffes have a small hump on their back and have a spotted pattern similar to that of a leopard.
-{{Taxonbar|from=Q27497247}}
+For a long time, people called the giraffe a “camel-leopard” because they believed that it was a combination of the leopard.
+Each subspecies of giraffe has a different coat pattern.
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Masai giraffe}}
+Masai giraffes are from Kenya and have patterns that look like oak leaves.
-[[Category:Giraffes]]
+Both male and female giraffes have two distinct, hair-covered horns called ossicones.
-[[Category:Mammals described in 1898]]
+Eat for 16-20 hours a day.
-[[Category:Mammal genera]]
+Giraffes only need 5-30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period.  Often taking quick naps that last only a minute or two at a time.
-[[Category:Mammals of Kenya]]
+Giraffes can rest while standing but they sometimes also lie down with their head resting on their rump.
-[[Category:Mammals of Tanzania]]
+Giraffes may eat up to 75 lbs of leaves per day.  Their favorite leaves are from acacia trees.
-[[Category:Fauna of East Africa]]
+A giraffe’s feet are the size of a dinner plate – 12 in across
+A giraffes tongue is 18-20 inong and blue-black
+Giraffes can moo, hiss, roar, and whistle
+A giraffe’s eyes are the size of golf balls
+Mammals