However, new research that was done in 2016 discovered that the separate giraffe populations do not interbreed.įew zoos have distinct Rothschild's giraffe or reticulated giraffe herds. This was done because it was thought that the giraffe subspecies interbred in the wild. Reticulated and Rothschild's giraffes have been bred together in the past. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado is said to have the largest reticulated giraffe herd or tower in all of North America. Their work includes hiring and training local Kenyans to monitor 120 trail cameras in Northern Kenya (Loisaba Conservancy and Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy) that capture footage of wild giraffes and other Kenyan wildlife developing a photo ID database so individual giraffes can be tracked informing rangers of poaching incidents and removing snares caring for orphaned giraffes and educating communities about giraffe conservation.Īlong with the Rothschild's giraffe, the reticulated giraffe is the most common giraffe found in zoos. One of these organizations is San Diego Zoo Global's "Twiga Walinzi" (meaning Giraffe Guards) initiative.
To save the remaining 9,000, or so, Reticulated giraffes, several conservation organizations have been formed. Reticulated giraffes at Samburu National Reserve, Kenya Conservation Giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world. The blocks may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs. Its coat consists of large, polygonal, liver-colored spots outlined by a network of bright-white lines. Together with the Rothschild's giraffe, it is by far the giraffe that is most commonly seen in zoos. Reticulated giraffes can interbreed with other giraffe species in captivity or if they come into contact with populations of other species in the wild. The reticulated giraffe was described and given its binomial name by British zoologist William Edward de Winton in 1899, however the IUCN currently recognizes only one species of giraffe with nine subspecies. There are approximately 8,500 individuals living in the wild. It lives in Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. reticulata), also known as the Somali giraffe, is a subspecies or species of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa. The reticulated giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata or G.
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