Meet a resident of the Bioparco
Currently visible
Reticulated giraffe
Magoma
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Magoma
Magoma is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Magoma
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Reticulated giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
The reticulated giraffe is it can exceed five metres in height and has seven neck vertebrae, like almost all mammals.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Herbivore
- IUCN status
- EN Endangered Endangered (EN) It faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Wooded savannas, dry grassland and acacia scrub.
- Distribution
- East Africa, especially northern Kenya and neighbouring areas.
- Feeding
- Leaves, shoots and flowers gathered with prehensile lips and tongue.
- Characteristics
- It can exceed five metres in height and has seven neck vertebrae, like almost all mammals.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
Each coat pattern is individual, much like a fingerprint.