Male And Female Southern Giraffes (Giraffa giraffa)
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
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The giraffes of Botswana are of the southern Africa race or commonly known as the southern Giraffe. The Botswana giraffe population is stable.
Giraffes have the loosest social structure in the animal kingdom with the groups changing in size constantly as individuals move from one place to another. Despite this loose social structure male Giraffe tussle for dominance for it is the stronger that gets the females when they are in heat.
Giraffes in Botswana are preyed upon by lions and hyenas and leopards. They mainly attack youngsters under one year of age. In one instance, a leopard attacked a four-day old giraffe and held it by the throat until chased off by the mother. The baby slowly hobbled to its feet with help from the mother, but it was very badly injured. The mother began to move off slowly for the baby to follow but it finally succumbed to its injuries. The mother hung around for some time before leaving the dead calf.
The Giraffes of the Okavango Delta suffer from an eye infection that often blinds them in both eyes resulting in the animal staggering around until taken by a predator or falling and unable to stand up. This disease flares up at unspecified times. – Internet
Male And Female Southern Giraffes (Giraffa giraffa)
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Click on image to enlarge.
The giraffes of Botswana are of the southern Africa race or commonly known as the southern Giraffe. The Botswana giraffe population is stable.
Giraffes have the loosest social structure in the animal kingdom with the groups changing in size constantly as individuals move from one place to another. Despite this loose social structure male Giraffe tussle for dominance for it is the stronger that gets the females when they are in heat.
Giraffes in Botswana are preyed upon by lions and hyenas and leopards. They mainly attack youngsters under one year of age. In one instance, a leopard attacked a four-day old giraffe and held it by the throat until chased off by the mother. The baby slowly hobbled to its feet with help from the mother, but it was very badly injured. The mother began to move off slowly for the baby to follow but it finally succumbed to its injuries. The mother hung around for some time before leaving the dead calf.
The Giraffes of the Okavango Delta suffer from an eye infection that often blinds them in both eyes resulting in the animal staggering around until taken by a predator or falling and unable to stand up. This disease flares up at unspecified times. – Internet