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| A Herd of Giraffes |
by African Wildlife Foundation
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If you would like to receive multiple adoptions for multiple recipients please place separate orders for each adoption. This will not affect your overall cost as shipping and handling are set for each adoption.
A Herd of Giraffes (Giraffa Camelopardalis)
Swahili name: Twiga
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.
Giraffes are the tallest of the world’s land-living animal species, and the largest of the ruminants, a group of herbivores that digest their food in multiple stomachs. There are nine sub-species of giraffes today, and their many adaptations to climate and marginal habitats makes them wonderful examples of nature’s specialization for survival. Their humped backs and spots led early European scientists and philosophers to hypothesize it was a cross between a camel and a leopard.
With the exception of central Uganda, giraffes today are not yet endangered, but current threats should not be discounted. Urban development, the conversion of grasslands to agricultural use, and hunting and poaching outside national parks and protected areas are serious problems The African Wildlife Foundation is committed to ensuring that all existing species of giraffe survive for future generations.
More information on Giraffes is included in the Factsheet, which will be delivered, along with a plush giraffe and a personal adoption certificate (suitable for framing) to you or the person of your choice. Your adoption gift also includes an annual African Wildlife Foundation membership, and one-year subscription to our quarterly “African Wildlife News.”
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION*** Please note that all adoptions being shipped to US addresses will be charged a flat shipping rate of $4.95 per adoption. Canadian and Mexico addresses will be charged a flat rate of $18.95 shipping and handling per adoption. Overseas shipping addresses will be charged a flat rate of $24.95 per adoption. |
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| To adopt by phone, call 800-901-2779 (24 hours a day 7 days a week)
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