Angolan giraffe

Angolan giraffe
males in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Giraffidae
Genus:	Giraffa
Species:	G. camelopardalis
Subspecies:	G. c. angolensis
Trinomial name
Giraffa camelopardalis 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; and about 20 are kept in zoos.

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  courting
  Etosha National Park
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  male
  Etosha National Park
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  female
  Etosha National Park
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  female with young 2 months
  Chobe National Park

External links

• Media related to Angolan Giraffes at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis at Wikispecies