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    (c) Ad Konings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) eliegaget, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Michal Sloviak, all rights reserved

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    (c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Maasai Giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi

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Mammals
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About

The Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species or subspecies of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya and in Tanzania. It has distinctive jagged, irregular leaf-like blotches that extend from the hooves to its head. The Masai giraffe is currently the national animal of Tanzania.

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