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Giraffa camelopardalis is native to Africa, mainly found south of the Sahara to eastern Transvaal, Natal, and northern Botswana. Giraffes have disappeared from most of western Africa, except a residual population in Niger. They have been reintroduced in South Africa to game reserves. Giraffes inhabits arid, dry land. They seek out areas enriched with Acacia growth. Giraffes are found in savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. Because they only occasionally drink, giraffes can be found away from a water

Giraffidae giraffes and okapis

Okapia johnstoni okapi

giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), they were believed to be a part of the genus Equus due to their resemblance to horses and zebras. Their bodies are a dark reddish-brown with a velvety texture. The coats of okapis are extremely oily, which helps them wick water in their tropical rainforest environments. Their brown coats are starkly contrasted to their legs and face; their legs have white stockings with brown stripes, similar to those of a zebra. Okapis have long, black tongues, similar to giraffes. Males

Panthera leo lion

still more aggressive during feeding than are females, even though they are less likely to have killed the prey. African lions eat the most common large ungulates in the area (Thompson's gazelles Gazella thomsonii, zebras Equus burchellii, impalas Aepyceros melampus, and wildebeests Connochaetes taurinus). Individual prides tend to have their own eating preferences. Some prides tend to target large prey such as cape buffalo Syncerus caffer and giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis. Lions that are not able to

Artiodactyla even-toed ungulates

control has become necessary (e.g., Giraffa camelopardalis). In addition to habitat loss, climate change has begun to contract species ranges and forced many species move poleward. For example, moose (Alces alces), which are an important ecological component of the boreal ecosystem, are notoriously heat intolerant and are at the southern edge of their circumpolar distribution in the north central United States. Since the mid to late 1980's, demographic studies of this species have revealed sharp population