Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,629
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), also known as the three-horned giraffe, is a species of giraffe native to North Africa. Once abundant throughout Africa since the 19th century, the Northern Giraffe ranged from Senegal, Mali and Nigeria from West Africa to up north in Egypt. The similar West African giraffe lived in Algeria and Morocco in ancient periods until their extinctions due to the Saharan dry climate. Giraffes collectively are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as the global population is thought to consist of about 97,000 individuals as of 2016.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern giraffe”.