Sunrise Sunset
by Janette Boyd
Title
Sunrise Sunset
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture/digital
Description
Photo taken of a "group" of giraffes at sunrise.
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Sunrise Sunset
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Its species name refers to its camel-like shape and its leopard-like coloring.
While giraffes are usually found in groups, the composition of these groups tends to be open and ever-changing. They have few strong social bonds, and aggregations usually change members every few hours. For research purposes, a "group" has been defined as "a collection of individuals that are less than a kilometre apart and moving in the same general direction. The number of giraffes in a group can range up to 32 individuals. The most stable giraffe groups are those made of mothers and their young,[ which can last weeks or months. Social cohesion in these groups is maintained by the bonds formed between calves. Mixed-sex groups made of adult females and young males are also known to occur.[ Subadult males are particularly social and will engage in playfights. However, as they get older males become more solitary. Giraffes are not territorial, but they have home ranges. Male giraffes occasionally wander far from areas that they normally frequent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Giraffe
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June 20th, 2015
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