Reticulated Giraffe

The reticulated giraffe, also known as the Somali giraffe, is a subspecies or species of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa. It lives in Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. There are approximately 8,500 individuals living in the wild.

Scientific name: Giraffa reticulata

Gestation period: about fifteen months

Family: Giraffidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Artiodactyla

Phylum: Chordata