Dabous giraffes
petroglyph, Niger
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- In rock art: Africa
…of life-size rock carvings of two giraffes at a site known as Dabous, in north-central Niger, suggests a wetter, more hospitable past. Each of the giraffes has a line running from its mouth or nose toward a human figure. Similar motifs have been found elsewhere in the Sahara, but scholars…
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