Researchers looking at both behavior in the wild and genetics have proposed that there are actually six distinct species of giraffe. The different populations are currently classed as sub-species, and this gets back to the question of defining species--and that can feel like nailing Jello to a wall. This is "where my money goes" because
cattitude and I are members of the organization that sponsored the work.
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