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Giraffa camelopardalis (Northern giraffe)
Genus species:
   Giraffa camelopardalis
Common name:
   Northern giraffe
Genus:
   Giraffa
Family:
   Giraffidae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Giraffa camelopardalis (Northern giraffe)
Genus species:
   Giraffa camelopardalis
Common name:
   Northern giraffe
Genus:
   Giraffa
Family:
   Giraffidae
Suborder:
   -n/a-
Giraffa camelopardalis (Northern giraffe)
Genus species:
   Giraffa camelopardalis
Common name:
   Northern giraffe
Genus:
   Giraffa
Family:
   Giraffidae
Suborder:
   -n/a-

Family (Animalia): Giraffidae

The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor with cervids and bovids. This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (one or more species of Giraffa, depending on taxonomic interpretation) and the okapi (the only known species of Okapia). Both are confined to sub-Saharan Africa: the giraffe to the open savannas, and the okapi to the dense rainforest of the Congo. The two genera look very different on first sight, but share a number of common features, including a long, dark-colored tongue, lobed canine teeth, and horns covered in skin, called ossicones.


Reference: Wikipedia

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