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A Giraffe (Giraffa) is considered the tallest living terrestrial mammal in the world. On average, these magnificent beasts towers over all the other animals at an astonishing 18 feet in height. But recently, local wildlife scientists discovered two that are smaller than the usual size.
(Giraffe: Photo by Howling Red)
In Africa, scientists researching animal conservation organizations stumbled upon an Angolan (Gimil) and a Nubian (Nigel) Giraffe.
GCF researchers recently spotted two dwarf giraffe in Namibia and Uganda. These adult male giraffe are the first dwarf. Posted by Giraffe Conservation Foundation on Saturday, January 2, 2021
What made this a unique experience is that the Giraffes they found had less than half the average Giraffe s height. The latter measured to reach nine feet (9 ft), four inches (4 in), while the former was just eight and a half feet (8 and 1/2 ft).