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Carl Linnaeus originally classified living giraffes as one species in 1758. He gave it the binomial name Cervus camelopardalis. Mathurin Jacques Brisson coined the generic name Giraffa in 1762. [19] During the 1900s, various taxonomies with two or three species were proposed. [20] A 2007 study on the genetics of giraffes using mitochondrial DNA suggested at least six lineages could be recognised as species. [18] A 2011 study using detailed analyses of the morphology of giraffes, and application of the phylogenetic species concept, described eight species of living giraffes. [21] A 2016 study also concluded that living giraffes consist of multiple species. The researchers suggested the existence of four species, which have not exchanged genetic information between each other for 1 to 2 million years. [22] a b c d e f g Prothero, D. R.; Schoch, R. M. (2003). Horns, Tusks, and Flippers: The Evolution of Hoofed Mammals. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp.67–72. ISBN 978-0-8018-7135-1. Mitchell, G.; Skinner, J. D. (1993). "How giraffe adapt to their extraordinary shape". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 48 (2): 207–18. doi: 10.1080/00359199309520271. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Dagg, A. I. (2014). Giraffe: Biology, Behaviour and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107610170. READ MORE: Minnesota Zoo Conservation (How Zoos Help Endangered Species) Rothschild’s Giraffe at Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, Kenya ROTHSCHILD’S GIRAFFE

The current English form of the animal’s name “Giraffe” arose in about 1600 from “girafe”, the French name of the animal. If you’ve been to any local zoo, odds are you saw a Reticulated Giraffe. Although native to Somalia, this type of Giraffe is commonly found in captivity, with most wild populations in northern Kenya. They will interbreed with other subspecies in captivity, or if they become low in numbers in the wild. The head of a giraffe is small and quite long with a rounded mouth at the end of it. They feature little ears that look like those of a deer on the sides of their ossicones. Giraffes are social animals. They live in herds of about 10 to 20 individuals and they can be up to 50 members. Groups of giraffes are called “towers.” Giraffes do not have strong social ties like other animal species, except the mothers with their offspring. Each member of the herd can leave the group at will. READ MORE: The Best Environmental Charities & Animal Charities to Donate To Masai Giraffe in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania WHY ARE GIRAFFES ENDANGERED?Giraffes have a special four-chambered stomach, with a digestive system that classifies them as ruminants. Much like bovines (including Cows, Buffalo, and the Saola), Sheep, and various species of Antelopes, Giraffes chew their cud.Their main stomach compartment, the rumen, helps to break down the cellulose in plants and convert it into energy. a b c Langman, V. A. (1977). "Cow-calf relationships in giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)". Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 43 (3): 264–86. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1977.tb00074.x. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020 . Retrieved 12 January 2020.

Winton, W. E. de (1 November 1899). "XXXVIII.—On mammals collected by Lieut.-Colonel W. Giffard in the northern territory of the Gold Coast". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (23): 353–359. doi: 10.1080/00222939908678212. ISSN 0374-5481. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020 . Retrieved 16 September 2019. Wood, W. F.; Weldon, P. J. (2002). "The scent of the reticulated giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 30 (10): 913–17. doi: 10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00037-6. The extra long and prehensile tongue of the giraffe also helps them to clean bugs off their face as well as to reach very high for food sources in the trees. a b "Giraffe – The Facts: Current giraffe status?". Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016 . Retrieved 21 December 2010. The name "giraffe" has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word zarāfah ( زرافة), [2] ultimately from Persian زُرنَاپَا‎ ( zurnāpā), a compound of زُرنَا‎ ( zurnā, “flute, zurna”) and پَا‎ ( pā, “leg”). [3] [4] In early Modern English the spellings jarraf and ziraph were used, probably directly from the Arabic, [5] and in Middle English jarraf and ziraph, gerfauntz. The Italian form giraffa arose in the 1590s. The modern English form developed around 1600 from the French girafe. [2]Although they’re not considered adults until age four, male calves will leave their mothers at around 15 months old and join all-male bachelor groups. They’ll contest for dominance while still coexisting peacefully. Oncethey’re ready for mating, dominant male Giraffes will visit a female herd. READ MORE: 15 Harmful Traditions & Cultural Practices Tourists Shouldn’t Support Giraffe in Wild Rivers Nature Reserve in South Africa’s Greater Kruger Area GIRAFFE CONSERVATION