Original title: Mini Giraffe found in Africa: the neck is not short but the legs are very short
Normal giraffe (right) and mini giraffe (video screenshot)
Sing Tao Global News:Haiwai.com, January 12th. According to a British Reuters report on the 11th, many African countries have successively discovered “mini giraffes” with only half the average height. Their necks are normal but their legs are very short.
Comparison of normal giraffe (A) and mini giraffe (Reuters)
According to reports, African countries Namibia and Uganda have discovered mini-giraffes with a height of about 2.6 meters, which is about half of the normal height of a giraffe (4.6 meters to 6.1 meters). This is the first time that a mini-giraffe has been discovered in the world. Zoologist Michael Brown said that they may suffer from osteochondrodysplasia, a rare disease that affects the development of cartilage, joints and bones, often in the head, spine and limbs.
Mini giraffe’s legs are particularly short (video screenshot)
Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world and usually live in groups. The giraffes in the world were once considered to belong to the same group, but the latest molecular research results show that they actually belong to the four major groups. But Brown said that due to many human reasons, the habitat of giraffes is shrinking, and this species is quietly going extinct.
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