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{{Taxonomy|image = Giraffe.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Ruminantia |infraorder = Pecora|family = Giraffidae|genus = Giraffa|species = G. camelopardalis}}
{{Taxonomy|image = Giraffe.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Artiodactyla|suborder = Ruminantia |infraorder = Pecora|family = Giraffidae|genus = Giraffa|species = G. camelopardalis}}
The '''giraffe''' is an [[ungulate]] (hoofed) mammal native to [[Africa]]. It is the tallest land animal and can grow up to 20 feet (6 m) in height. In spite of the extraordinary length of its neck, it has just seven [[vertebra]]e in its neck, just like other mammals. The coat is tan with brown patches, and the males use their bony horns and necks for fighting. Currently giraffes are considered to represent a single [[species]] classified into multiple subspecies, although in December 2007 a report in BioMed Central Biology claimed that there may be at least six species of giraffe in [[Africa]].<ref>Brown, David M. ''et al'' (2007) [http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1741-7007-5-57.pdf "Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe"] BMC Biology</ref>
The '''giraffe''' is an [[ungulate]] (hoofed) mammal native to [[Africa]]. It is the tallest land animal and can grow up to 20 feet (6 m) in height. In spite of the extraordinary length of its neck, it has just seven [[vertebrae]] in its neck, just like other mammals. The coat is tan with brown patches, and the males use their bony horns and necks for fighting. Currently giraffes are considered to represent a single [[species]] classified into multiple subspecies, although in December 2007 a report in BioMed Central Biology claimed that there may be at least six species of giraffe in [[Africa]].<ref>Brown, David M. ''et al'' (2007) [http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1741-7007-5-57.pdf "Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe"] BMC Biology</ref>
==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==