The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) known as three-horned giraffe
The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), also known as three-horned giraffe,[2] is a proposed species of giraffe native to North Africa. Proposed to be a separate species, it is considered the type species and one of the four living species of the genus Giraffa.[3] The species was described and given its binomial name by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Three subspecies are recognized. In the current IUCN taxonomic scheme, there is only one species of giraffe with the name G. camelopardalis and nine subspecies.[1] Once abundant throughout Africa since the 19th century, it ranged from Senegal, Mali and Nigeria from West Africa to up north in Egypt.[4] The West African giraffes once lived in Algeria and Morocco in ancient periods until their extinctions due to the Saharan dry climate.[5][6][4] It is isolated in South Sudan, Kenya, Chad and Niger. All giraffes are considered Vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN.[1][7] In 2016, around 97,000 individuals from all subspecies were present in the wild.[7] There are currently 5,195 northern giraffes.
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Location: Ogród Zoologiczny w Krakowie, Kraków, Polska
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