Nubian Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis

Nubian Giraffe

“ Wildlife is something which man cannot construct. Once it is gone, it is gone forever. Man can rebuild a pyramid, but he can't rebuild ecology, or a giraffe. ”

– Joy Adamson

Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Clade: Synapsida

Class: Mammalia

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Giraffidae

Genus: Giraffa

Species: Giraffa camelopardalis

Subspecies: Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis

Descendant: giraffes

Named by: Carl Linnaeus

Year Published: 1758

Size: 20 ft (6 m) tall in height; 7.5'-8.5' ft (2.2-2.6 m) in length; 1270 kg in weight

Lifespan: 25 to 29+ years

Type: 

Title: n/a

Pantheon: Terran/Gaian

Time Period: Holocene

Alignment: Neutral

Threat Level: ★★★★★

Diet: Herbivorous

Elements: Leaf, normal, combat

Inflicts: Blunted, stunned

Weaknesses: Fire, ice, electric, sound, metal, fae

Casualties: ???

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (CR) − IUCN Red List

Nubian Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis; Amharic: ቀጭኔ) is the nominated subspecies of giraffe found in East Africa between Ethiopia to Uganda. This subspecies of giraffe was a highly critically endangered species due to the decline of overheating and overhunting.

Etymology

The word camelopardalis comes from Latin, and it is the romanization of the Greek "καμηλοπάρδαλις" meaning "giraffe". From "κάμηλος" (kamēlos), "camel" + "πάρδαλις" (pardalis), "spotted". The name "giraffe" has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word zarāfah (زرافة), perhaps borrowed from the animal's Somali name geri for neck.

Physical Appearance

The Nubian giraffe has sharply defined chestnut-colored spots surrounded by mostly white lines, while undersides lack spotting (only in juvenile or adolescent until in adult stage). The median lump is particularly developed in the male giraffe.

Abilities

Giraffes are curious gentle giants and docile to humans except for the cause. Their main weapon is their head and neck, which they swing at enemies like a wrecking ball causing traumatization and blunted.

Ecology

They are browsers that subsist on a variable diet that includes leaves, stems, flowers, and fruits. They do not need to drink daily. Across the continent, detailed records of Giraffe feeding ecology have noted that each population has a very diverse diet of up to 93 different species, but that usually a half dozen plant species comprise at least 75% of the diet. Acacia is fed on in high proportions wherever Giraffes are found, but during the dry season, the preferred plant species varies by location.


Plants like Faidherbia, Boscia, Grewia, and Kigelia have all been identified as the most common plant species in the diet of Giraffes in the dry season in different locations. They have thick lips, tongue, and throat so they are able to consume acacia trees and others that are very thick and thorny. Giraffes only need to drink once every few days. Young giraffes are self-sufficient but vulnerable. Although few predators attack adults, lions, hyenas, and leopards take their toll on the young.


If the Rothschild's giraffe is considered synonymous with the Nubian giraffe, then this taxon is one of the most common giraffe types present in captivity, in conjunction with the reticulated giraffe.

Behavior

Giraffes are friendly and social animals by nature. In the wild, they live in herds and spend their time traveling, eating, and resting together.

Distribution and Habitat

Giraffes occurred everywhere in Africa; the Nubian giraffe was widespread throughout North Africa, from Kenya to Egypt. The giraffe lives in savannahs and woodlands. The Nubian giraffe currently lives in eastern South Sudan and southwestern Ethiopia, and isolated pockets in Uganda and Kenya. The Nubian Giraffe is presumed to occur only in Gambella National Park in the far west of Ethiopia and in Boma National Park and Bandingilo Reserve in South Sudan.


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