#giraffa camelopardalis

[boschintegral-photo]

Giraffe Tiergarten Schönbrunn Vienna, Austria

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Masai giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis} mother nuzzling baby, Lower Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Mary McDonald

[fyanimaldiversity]

They seem to have found another spotless giraffe calf. In the wild, in Namibia.

Wow, what a coincidence! And it’s a different subspecies, the previous was reticulated and this one is an Angolan! Sending good vibes that they make it to adulthood. Read more about it here. Here are two of the other three known patternless giraffes the recent one born in Tennessee and one from 1972 in Tokyo!

[raw-wild]

Saw a really weird giraffe with some serious papillomavirus bumps all over. Nature can be pretty wild sometimes! Papillomavirus in giraffes is a viral skin disease, often linked to Bovine Papillomavirus (BPV) or a specific Giraffa camelopardalis papillomavirus, that causes thick, wart-like nodules or papillomas on the neck, face, and body. While severe cases can look severe, it is usually benign, not immediately fatal, and can self-regress. The virus causes rough, wrinkled nodules, raised lesions, and wart-like lumps, often referred to as fibropapillomas. Recent studies identified a, distinct strain known as Giraffa camelopardalis papillomavirus type 1 (GcPV1). Cases have been heavily reported in Kruger National Park, South Africa. While these tumors are generally benign, they can become malignant in rare cases.

Northern Giraffe | Mark Fox

[thegreatprinceoftheforest]

Rothschild’s Giraffe | Thomas Fuhrmann

[snototter]

A giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in the Okavengo Delta, Botswana

by flowcomm

[aticketplz]

彼ら以外は全員反芻中でシュールでした

キリン多すぎワロタ

@多摩動物公園

Everyone was ruminating except them, who were kissing. I was surprised to see so many giraffes!

@Tama Zoological Park

[animalids]

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

Photo by Leon Molenaar