Denis-Huot / West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) mother and baby nuzzling each other. Bioparc Zoo de Doue la Fontaine, France. Captive, occurs in south-western Niger. Endangered subspecies.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe {Giraffa camelopardis peralta} poached by local people. Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffes {Giraffa camelopardis peralta} in millet plantation Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe {Giraffe camelopardis peralta} in local village. Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe {Giraffe camelopardis peralta} skin detail.

Christophe Courteau / Pair of West African giraffes {Giraffe camelopardis peralta}. Male on right, female on left.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe male feeding {Giraffa camelopardis peralta}. Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffes {Giraffa camelopardalis peralta}. Dallol Bosso Nord, Sahel, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe calf {Giraffa camelopardalis peralta}, Niger.

Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe face {Giraffa camelopardis peralta}. Sahel, Niger.

Roland Seitre / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) portrait, captive. Reserve de Bandia, Mbour, Sengal.

Roland Seitre / South African Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Bandia Reserve, Senegal