You will see both Reticulated and Masai giraffes on the African Savanna.  

The Masai giraffe has a light brown coat with darker brown spots and light brown vine-like lines running throughout the spots. The Reticulated giraffe's brown and white brick-like pattern, called a reticulated pattern, gives them their name.


Scientific Name: Giraffa camelopardis

Conservation Status: Endangered

Size: Height: 14 to 18 feet

Weight: 2,600 to 4,200 pounds

Giraffe
Physical Characteristics
Giraffes’ patterned coats help camouflage them from lions, hyenas, crocodiles, wild dogs and other large carnivores in dry savannas and open woodlands.