Key Identification Features
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes four distinct giraffe species, with multiple accepted subspecies of giraffe.
- These distinctive zebra-like stripes work as effective camouflage in dense vegetation.
- Only male okapis have ossicones, while both sexes of giraffes have this feature.
- These features gradually disappear over a year, leaving the calf with an adult-like appearance.
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