Friday, 25 August 2023

A giraffe born without spots


Image cuortesy of Bright's Zoo, 

Joel Kontinen 

A giraffe born in the USA is rare, It is a  brown female  giraffe that was born on July 31, "the world's rarest" of the species and believe that she's the only solid-coloured reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) in the world, 

If it had born in the wild, it would probably die, as in the savannas in Africa ,  coloured patches camouflage the animals from predators,  


Source:  

 Nalewicki,  Jennifer, 2023, 'World's rarest' giraffe born without spots at Tennessee zoo. Live Science 23 August