Kordofan Giraffe in Zakouma National Park in Chad

            Zakouma National Park was created in 1963 to protect the endangered Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum) at the time there were only around 50 left in the park. Now there are over 1,000 of these beautiful animals this is 50% of the entire population of these giraffes, making Zakouma their most important stronghold.

Recent genetic evidence has revealed that there in fact four distinct species of giraffes in Africa, northern, reticulated, Maasai and southern, these Kordofan giraffes are one of three subspecies of the northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis). The other two subspecies are the highly endangered West African giraffe (G. c. peralta) now restricted to Niger and numbering just 450+ and the Nubian giraffe (G c. camelopardalis) also endangered which includes the former East African race known as Rothschild's giraffe.

Taken on: April 4, 2015

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Camera: Canon EOS 70D, f/5.0, 1/250 sec, 153mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 70D
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	153mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 16.0 (Windows)
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