Big game
Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
- Group
- Big game
- Size class
- Giant (300 kg+)
- Family
- Giraffidae
Range
- Africa
Habitat
- Savanna
Range
Countries it is found in
10 countries
- Angola
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Kenya
- Niger
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Uganda
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Giraffe. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Elliot GreinerCC BY
Cross-reference
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