Mar. 2021- Generic giraffe

Generic? Could it be a G. c. rothschildi x G. c. reticulatta hybrid?

@David Matos Mendes Yup, I just call them "generics" for simplicity's sake.

@Azamat Shackleford
Oh yes, I see. Does Detroit keep other pure giraffes for breeding or only this hybrid one?

@David Matos Mendes Detroit keeps generics, and the Giraffe TAG recommends breeding said generics to "pose" as either Reticulated or Rothschild's giraffes. The only pure giraffes, at least in North America, are Masais.

@Azamat Shackleford
Well, so generic giraffes keep being bred? That's curious. What's the purpose in this? About the pureness of giraffe species, in South America (or at least in Brazil) there are pure Rothschild and south african giraffes, as they come from relatively recently wild caught individuals (in the case of the s. africans) or from european genetically pure populations (case of the roths).

@David Matos Mendes Sorry for the late response, but this discussion has more information about this topic: North American Giraffe Species