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Factors Affecting the Survival of Giraffe in Ethiopia

Giraffe are social animals and non-territorial and tend to live in a small group. In Ethiopia there are two species of giraffe; the Nubian giraffe (giraffe camelopardalis) and Reticulated giraffe (giraffa reticulated) occur in southern low lands, east of Omo river including the Mago National Park, Borena and Ogden area. Giraffe populations in Ethiopia diminished over the past century in diversity, density and distribution as a result of illegal hunting, habitat degradation, civil war and unrest, the absence of a

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On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis

The origin, phylogeny, and evolution of modern giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) is obscure. We review here the literature and conclude that the proximate ancestors of modern giraffes probably evolved in southern central Europe about 8 million years ago (Mya). These ancestors appear to have arisen from the gelocid ancestral assemblage of 20–25 Mya via the family Palaeomerycidae. From the palaeomerycids arose the Antilocaprinae (Pronghorns) via the subfamily Dromomerycinae, and two subfamilies of giraffids, the Climacoceratidae and Canthumerycidae. The terminal genus of

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