Staffan Widstrand / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) two, with one in foreground, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

John Shaw / Common giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) bending to drink at a waterhole, with another standing on the opposite side of the pool reflected in the water. Klein Namutoni waterhole, Etosha National Park, N...

Richard Du Toit / Northern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) calves, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa August

Richard Du Toit / Northern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) with Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) feeding on parasites in symbiotic relationship, Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Northern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) mother and calf, Itala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sebastian Kennerknecht / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) juvenile at sunset, Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Ingo Arndt / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) male and female, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Ingo Arndt / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) two adults, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Ingo Arndt / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) two adults, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Richard Du Toit / Northern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) mother and calf, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) and Hartmann's Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) group in dry season, Etosha National Park, Namibia