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The scan results confirmed the existence of four giraffe species, in line with previous genetic analysis.(Photo by Murat Özgür Güvendik/Anadolu via Getty Images)

3D SCANNING GIRAFFES

New giraffe taxonomy discovery stands tall: Four species, four unique skulls

The findings are vital for conservation of the gentle giants

Sheree Bega

Giraffe in the boma before being released into the wild in Iona National Park, Angola. Photo by Casey Crafford

Fourteen giraffes find new home in Angola

The animals have been successfully moved from Namibia in an effort to restore ecological balance

Lesego Chepape

Long-term view: The Giraffe Conservation Foundation says the animals are still in trouble in Africa, but there is hope as their numbers are ‘showing a positive upwards trend’. Photo: Johan Swanepoel/Science Photo Library/AFP

Giraffes stick their survival necks out

New assessment puts their numbers in Africa at more than 117 000, up by 20% since 2015.

Sheree Bega