ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 9月9日 01時36分

Photo by @amivitale. A tower of reticulated giraffe graze in Sarara Camp (@sararacamp), part of Namunyak Conservancy in Northern Kenya. Reticulated giraffe number less than 8,700 individuals — as a distinct species, it makes them some of the most endangered large mammals in the world. Until now, scientists and the world had only recognized a single species of giraffe made up of several subspecies. But according to the most inclusive genetic analysis of giraffe relationships to date, giraffes actually are not one species, but four. Current estimates are that giraffe populations across Africa have dropped 40 percent in 25 years, plummeting from 140,000 in the late 1990s to about 85,000 today. Sarara sits on the 850,000-acre Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy and is owned by the Samburu community.

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