| Masai Giraffe
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| Character Data
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| Also known as: |
Maasai giraffe, Kilimanjaro giraffe
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| Japanese Name: |
マサイキリン
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| Romanised Name: |
Masaikirin
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| First Featured in: |
Kemono Friends 3
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| Animal Data
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| Scientific Name: |
Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi
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| Distribution: |
East Africa
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| Diet: |
Herbivore
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| Average Lifespan in the Wild: |
25 years (Wild) or longer in captivity
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| Read More: |
Masai Giraffe
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Masai Giraffe is a type of giraffe Friend that first appeared in Kemono Friends 3.
In Real Life
A Masai giraffe in Serengeti, Tanzania. Photo by David Sluka, 2013.
Masai Giraffe, also known as Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe native to East Africa.
Trivia
- IUCN currently recognises only one species of giraffe with nine subspecies. However, a 2020 study showed that depending on the method adopted, different taxonomic hypotheses recognizing from two to six species can be considered for the genus Giraffe.
- Masai giraffe is categorized as a subspecies of Masai giraffe under three or four species taxonomies and as a giraffe species under eight species taxonomy.
