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)

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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, Tliā€™ika

Uganda: Nile Delta

Size measurements:
♀ body mass791800 kgN = 25Hall-Martin et al. 1977
♂ body mass1174300 kgN = 19Hall-Martin et al. 1977
♂ body mass1096550 kgN = 1Sachs 1967
♂ ear length240 mmN = 1Sachs 1967
♂ head and body length3760 mmN = 1Sachs 1967
♂ hind foot length1280 mmN = 1Sachs 1967
♂ tail length1060 mmN = 1Sachs 1967
♂ total body length4820 mmN = 1Sachs 1967

See also Giraffa, Giraffa jumae, Giraffa pomeli, Giraffa sp., Giraffa stillei