Reticulated Giraffe 

body: males 5.7 m, females are about 0.7 - 1 m shorter than males; shoulder height: 3.3 m; neck length: 2.4 m; tail 76 - 101 cm

male 1,100 – 1,932 kg, female 700 – 1,182 kg

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about 457 days

arid and dry-savannah zones of sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya)

feed on leaves (Acacia senegal, Mimosa pudica, Combretum micranthum, and Prunus armeniaca), flowers, seed pods, and fruits

social animals, communicate with one another by infrasonic sound; living in loose, open, unstable herds varying from 10 to 20 individuals, although herds of up to 70 have been observed;

10 - 15 years in the wild; up to 33 years in human care