Masai giraffe

The Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchii), is a species of giraffe and is the tallest living land animal. It is native Tanzania and southern Kenya. It has distinctive jagged blotches that extend to the hooves. It was originally considered to be one of the nine subspecies of giraffe, however, genetic evidence proposed that the Masai giraffe is a separate species. The Masai giraffe is an endangered species, due to habitat loss and poaching.