Giraffe is now officially four species

Mongabay
Aug 28, 2025, 5:53 am98 ptsTrending
The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, now officially recognizes four distinct giraffe species, it announced on Aug. 21. Until recently, giraffes across Africa were classified as a single species with eight to 11 subspecies. However, since 2016, when the giraffe’s threat status was last…

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