#WildlifeWednesday – Short-Necked Giraffes from Wakanda, Africa!
A quick stop over in Wakanda on my recent trip to Africa definitely did not come up short! It’s rare to capture these unique short-necked giraffes (Giraffa abbrevis) outside of captivity. It was an incredible experience and I’m honored to have been invited to capture these rare animals!
Their unique evolution gives them the distinct advantage of being able to target the brush and leaves that’s too far off the ground for zebras and other herbivores, but not so high up that they need to compete with their long-necked relatives. Evolution is cool!
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Nice April Fools prank! Very cr8tve.
I had never heard of Short-necked Giraffes before. Is this a mutation? Do we know how long they have been around? Very interesting!
Hi Art,
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703-754-7598
April Fools!!! You got me!!!
Unbelievable experience. I’m not sure where Wakanda is located, but I would love to see them. Usually the giraffe will reach above the gerenuk that can reach above the zebra, oryx and other herbivores to graze on the top vegetation.
I love these amazing photos. I saw these giraffes in Wakanda when I was a Youngling it changed my life.
we are doing a project on evolution and we are using this article. we will make sure to credit you
Just don’t ask me to reveal my sources or exact coordinates!
Love it! There’s a buzzfeed article that mentions short neck giraffes and this was the first link after googling. Let’s start a GoFundMe and you and I can fly to Wakanda and start making more Short Necks. I’d bet in 20 years, we can have Short Necks outnumber the grotesque Long Necks. Maybe we can find a few with shorter legs to make them easier to ride too!!
Great idea! We will also have to bio-engineer some trees with shorter trunks as well. So they don’t go hungry.