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FAMILY Giraffidae

Author:Gray, 1821.
Citation:London Med. Repos., 15: 307.
Comments:Placement of this family follows Janis and Scott (1987). According to McKenna and Bell (1997) there are two subfamilies, Giraffinae and the wholly extinct Sivatheriinae. Giraffini includes Giraffa; Palaeotragini includes Okapia.
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Offspring:

GENUS Giraffa

SPECIES camelopardalis

SUBSPECIES camelopardalis

SUBSPECIES reticulata

SUBSPECIES rothschildi

SUBSPECIES thornicrofti

SUBSPECIES tippelskirchi

SUBSPECIES giraffa

GENUS Okapia

SPECIES johnstoni

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