Giraffe

A giraffe is an African artiodactyl that is part of the genus, Giraffa. Its main distinguishing features includes its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its coat pattern. It is classified in the family, Giraffidae, with it's closest living relative being the okapi. Their main food source is leaves, fruits, and certain flowers. Giraffes may get preyed on lions, leopards, hyenas, and African wild dogs. The giraffe was originally considered to be a single species (with some sources still only recognizes one species of giraffe), however, existence of nine species extant giraffe species have been described based on nuclear DNA. It is fully confirmed that there are four species of giraffe, plus seven other prehistoric species.