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Rothschild's giraffe

reticulated giraffe

Zebra and giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimb.

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Masai giraffe

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Rothschild's giraffe

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Zebra and giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimb.

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Witness the birth and first steps of a newborn giraffe at Greenville Zoo, South Carolina

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reticulated giraffe Masai giraffe northern giraffe southern giraffe Why Do Giraffes Have Long Necks?necking charismatic megafauna Giraffidae

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