Masai giraffes more endangered than previously thought, finds new study

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Jun 12, 2023, 6:13 pm92 pts
Giraffes in eastern Africa may be even more endangered than previously thought. A new study led by researchers at Penn State reveals that populations of Masai giraffes separated geographically by the Great Rift Valley have not interbred—or exchanged genetic material—in more than a thousand years, and in…

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