Anup Shah / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) herd at river, Mara River, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) pair walking in savanna, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) herd at river, Mara River, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) mother and calves, Solio Game Reserve, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) browsing, Solio Game Reserve, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) walking in savanna, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) chewing, Masai Mara, Kenya

Theo Allofs / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) pair, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) calf, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) parents and calf, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) calf, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) browsing, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) browsing, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) pair courting, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) pair courting, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Anup Shah / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) browsing, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males necking, Masai Mara, Kenya

Sean Crane / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) running across savannah, Linyanti Concession, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) herd on road, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Masai Mara, Kenya

ZSSD / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) calf

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Masai Mara, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) trio on savannah, Masai Mara, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) walking through savannah, Masai Mara, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) pair on savannah, Masai Mara, Kenya

Chien Lee / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) herd, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Michael Durham / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) and other wildlife depicted in San bushman rock paintings, estimated at around 2000 years old, Nswatugi Cave, Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe

Cyril Ruoso / Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus arythrorhynchus) pair landing on Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) to feed on parasites, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

ZSSD / Rothschild Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) pair courting, native to Africa

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) browsing showing long blue tongue, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) browsing, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) male coat, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Theo Allofs / Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) in desert, Hoanib River, Namib Desert, Namibia

Martin Willis / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) baby peering from in front of its mother, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Masai Mara, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) trio at sunrise, Masai Mara, Kenya, composite image

Tim Fitzharris / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) in savanna, Kenya

Tim Fitzharris / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) mother and calf, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) male, Samburu-Isiolo Game Reserve, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata), Samburu-Isiolo Game Reserve, Kenya

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) female in savannah, Kruger National Park, South Africa

ZSSD / Rothschild Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) calves necking, native to Africa

ZSSD / Giraffe (Giraffa sp) mother nuzzling calf, native to Africa

ZSSD / Giraffe (Giraffa sp) mother and sub-adult nuzzling calf, native to Africa

Richard Du Toit / Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) group on South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) in Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) forest, Limpopo, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) in Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) forest, Limpopo, South Africa

Konrad Wothe / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) mother nuzzling calf, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) mother cleaning calf, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) females and calves, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) males fighting, Arusha National Park, Tanzania

Theo Allofs / Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) trio in desert, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Matthias Breiter / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) male with Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) foraging for insects on its horns, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Matthias Breiter / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) group, Linyanti River, Botswana

Matthias Breiter / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) pair, Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

Matthias Breiter / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa), Okavango Delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) male licking tail, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa

ZSSD / Rothschild Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) calf running, native to Africa

Richard Du Toit / Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa), Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) calf, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) walking at dusk, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) family, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata), Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) male, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) male, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) herd, Solio Game Reserve, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) trio, Solio Game Reserve, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) pair, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) pair, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) males necking, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) browsing, Lewa Wildlife Conservation Area, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) pair, El Karama Ranch, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) browsing, Lewa Wildlife Conservation Area, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) group, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) female and calf, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Tui De Roy / Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) female, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Pete Oxford / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Pete Oxford / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) female browsing showing dark tongue, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Pete Oxford / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) crossing road, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Chien Lee / Stag Beetle (Cyclommatus giraffa), Gunung Penrissen, Borneo, Malaysia

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) mother smelling and identifying her newborn, Masai Mara, Kenya

Sergey Gorshkov / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) at waterhole at night, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) at giraffe carcass, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) pack at Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) carcass, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) group in shallow water with zebra carcass, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) walking through shallow water, Botswana