Giraffa camelopardalis (ungulate)
Mass: 942 kg based on Hall-Martin et al. 1977 and Sachs 1967
Diet: browser based on Prins and Douglas-Hamilton 1990, Bothma et al. 2004, and Parker and Bernard 2006
Abundance: 0.01 to 41.94% (median 2.75%)
Latitudinal range: -27.6° to 18.8°Habitats: (7), boreal forest/taiga (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (6)
Found in 14 samples
Ethiopia: Porc-Epic Cave
Kenya: Usenge 3 (Kansyore), Usenge 3 (Urewe), Lainyamok
Namibia: Waterberg Escarpment, Waterberg Plateau Park, Etosha Region
South Africa: Equus Cave (Unit 2B)
Sudan: Khor Shambat 1 (Mesolithic), HP766
Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Mlele Forest Reserve, Tliāika
Uganda: Nile Delta
Size measurements:
♀ body mass | 791800 kg | N = 25 | Hall-Martin et al. 1977 |
♂ body mass | 1174300 kg | N = 19 | Hall-Martin et al. 1977 |
♂ body mass | 1096550 kg | N = 1 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ ear length | 240 mm | N = 1 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ head and body length | 3760 mm | N = 1 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ hind foot length | 1280 mm | N = 1 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ tail length | 1060 mm | N = 1 | Sachs 1967 |
♂ total body length | 4820 mm | N = 1 | Sachs 1967 |
See also Giraffa, Giraffa jumae, Giraffa pomeli, Giraffa sp., Giraffa stillei