Reticulated Giraffes

Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), my favourite subspecies.

Colchester Zoo 14th July 2012

bongorob said:

Reticulated Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), my favourite subspecies.

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Mine too- nice to see them making a comeback in the UK.

I think over the next few years we can expect to see a couple more collections keeping this sub-species in the UK.

zoogiraffe said:

I think over the next few years we can expect to see a couple more collections keeping this sub-species in the UK.

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That's good news. I hope we will see an increase in breeding in several collections. Whipsnade is the place I expect to breed Reticulated Giraffes first.

I agree with Bongorob and Pertinax, I prefer Reticulated Giraffes rather than the normal Rothschild's. Their patterning is more attractive than other Giraffe sub-species.

Jordan-Jaguar97 said:

Whipsnade is the place I expect to breed Reticulated Giraffes first.

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I would too, as both the Whipsnade females are fully mature, and the homebred one (at least) has bred previously anyway. Don't know about the other one? But Colchester shouldn't be too far behind.