GIRAFFID& 



enamel ; the upper ones having no inner accessory column. Lateral 

 digits entirely absent on both fore and hind feet, even the hoofs 

 not developed. Humerus with double bicipital groove. Vertebrae : 



Fio. 136. The Giraffe (Gira/a camelopardalls). 



C 7, D 14, L 5, S 3, C 20. Gall-bladder generally absent, Male 

 reproductive organs and placenta of a Bovine type. Dentition : 



fcfcll>wf. 



Giraffa. 1 The Giraffe (G. camelopardalis) is the sole existing 

 representative of the genus, now confined to the Ethiopian region. 



1 Zimmermann, Geograph. Gcschichte, vol. ii. p. 125 (1780). 



