East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,839
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Description
The Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Luangwa Valley region of Zambia. It has distinctive jagged, irregular leaf-like blotches that extend from the hooves to its head. The Masai giraffe is currently the national animal of Tanzania.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Masai giraffe”.