White Headed Giraffe
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by eleys
So there is a young male giraffe with a white head and I found him hanging around the same camera a lot !
Not just a strange shadow, you can see more shots of him in my profile's collection "white giraffe".
I have two questions:
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Is it frequent to have a pale/melanistic limb in giraffes ?
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Are giraffes territorial animals ?
Bonus: is he really a young male? That's just my personal guess.
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by davidbygott moderator
Most giraffes have whitish or pale background color on face and throat, though this one has a lighter face than most.
- I wouldn't say that this one has a pale limb. The pale 'socks' are typical.
- Giraffes are not territorial, nor do they have a herd structure, however they often form informal groups. The giraffes in an area all know each other and males work out a dominance hierarchy through bouts of 'neck-wrestling', such that subordinate males will get out of the way of a high-ranker when they see him coming.
If the full-body pic of him with head up is the same giraffe, I wouldn't call him young. Look how thick the base of his neck is. That's a sign of a mature male; young males are skinnier.
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by eleys
Thanks a lot !
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