How tall is a giraffe?
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northern giraffe.....4.6 to 6.1
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An adult male giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) typically measures between 4.6 m and 5.5 m (15–18 ft) tall. The tallest giraffe ever was a Masai bull (G. c. tippelskirchi ) named George, who stood 5.8 m (19 ft) at the age of nine.
A study published in Current Biology in 2016 suggests that the giraffe is not a single species, but a subfamily containing four distinct species – the northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) and Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi).
To make this groundbreaking discovery, the team examined DNA taken from skin biopsies of 190 giraffes collected across Africa. This sampling included populations from all nine previously recognised giraffe subspecies, which may now be spread across four separate species.
The differences in each group’s genetic composition suggest that there’s little crossover between the various species, which implies that they must have evolved separately.