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Giraffes were once found throughout arid savannah habitats of sub-Sahara Africa, but are now found primarily in fragmented conservation areas of eastern and southern Africa.

Giraffes browse in the high section of trees that no other browsing animal can reach, except elephants. Males can browse as high as 19 feet (6 metres) in a tree canopy. They prefer broad-leaf deciduous trees during the rainy season and evergreens during dry parts of the year. Giraffes typically eat up to 75 lbs (34 kg) of foliage a day, a relatively small quantity for their overall size.

Giraffes live in herds of 4 to 25 who graze widely spaced apart from one another. Although they are large animals, they are vulnerable to predators, particularly lions. It is thought that Lions and Hyenas take more than 50 percent of their calves.

Below is the Giraffe picture gallery. Click on the 'next' or 'back' button to navigate through the pictures.

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Game Drives & Safaris

Find out more about our game drives and view Giraffes up close in their natural environment.

View other remarkable wildlife found in Southern Africa.

· African Elephant
· Black Backed Jackal
· Buffalo
· Cheetah
· Hyena
· Impala
· Kudu
· Leopard
· Lion
· Rhinocerous
· Wild Dog
· Zebra

	The Giraffe, (Giraffa cameloparadalis) is the tallest mammal on earth, towering to heights of up to 17 feet (4 m). Giraffes have very long legs, a very long neck, and a smallish head. Their bodies are covered with a latticework pattern of dark reddish or brownish patches separated by lighter coloured bands, and each giraffe has a unique pattern. Adults weigh 2,000 to 4,000 lbs. (907 to 1,800 kg). Subspecies include the Masai (or Kenyan) giraffe, the reticulated giraffe of Kenya's northern desert, and the southern giraffe seen in parts of Southern Africa.