Kordofan giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum / Kordofan giraffe
- Habitat
- Tree, bush and thorn savannahs
- Continent
- Africa
- Food
- Foliage, twigs and bark
- Gestation/breeding period
- 15 months
- Mode of life
- Females in loose associations, males mostly solitary
- Class
- Mammals
- Order
- Artiodactyla
Key facts
~ 6 m
size
~ 1.5 t
weight
~ 35 years
age
How endangered are Kordofan giraffes?
by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
- Least concern
- Near threatened
- Vulnerable
- Endangered
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Critically endangered Critically endangered - Extinct in the wild
- Extinct
Did you know?
The Kordofan giraffe has a blue tongue that is about 50 centimetres long.
Kordofan giraffe on the zoo tour
