THE GIRAFFE 



{Giraffa cameleopardalis) 

 Syn. : Giraffa capensis 



Naip of the Hottentots ; Tutla of Basuto and Bechuana ; Ihuhla 

 of Swazis ; Indhlulamiti of Zulus ; Ng'habe of Masarwa ; 

 Intutla of Matabele ; Luomba ningo of Chilala ; Intutwa of 

 Chila ; Giri or Halgiri of Somali ; Nyama marakiti of Asenga ; 

 Vakumin deji of Hausa ; Zaraff of Sudani. 



The Giraffe or Kameel (Camel) of the Dutch 

 colonists formerly inhabited South Africa north 

 of the Orange River to the Zambesi. At the 

 present time it occurs in the northern Kalahari, 

 Khamas- Country, the western portion of Rhodesia 

 and Portuguese East Africa to the Zambesi. A 

 number are protected in the Transvaal Game 

 Reserves, and the Warden, Major Stevenson- 

 Hamilton, says they have increased considerably 

 within recent years. 



Beyond the Zambesi this species of Giraffe ranges 

 through Africa into the Sudan and Nubia. 



The Giraffe varies in its markings throughout 

 its extensive habitat, as is but natural, and it has, 

 in consequence, been divided into several local races 

 otherwise known as sub-species. The typical form 

 or species {Giraffa cameleopardalis) inhabits Nubia. 



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