African giraffes are in danger of extinction

US and Kenyan scientists based on genetic classification have discovered that at least six different species of giraffes exist, some of which are at risk of extinction.

Previously, it was thought that only one giraffe existed on the African steppe.

Geneticist David Brown of the American Society for Wildlife Protection, a lecturer at the University of California Los Angeles, author of the giraffe research project, said some giraffes are only a few. Hundreds of individuals and need emergency protection. If we put all the giraffes into one, it would not be possible to see the fact that there are some giraffes that are on the brink of extinction.

Some giraffe data:

* Height: up to 6m
* Special blade length: 45cm
* Weight: up to 1000kg
* Movement speed: maximum: 55km / h

The most endangered giraffes subspecies include mesh-spotted giraffes in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. Until the 1990s, the number of individuals of this type of deer was still about 27,000, however, it is now less than 3000 children.

In west and central Africa, it is estimated that there are only 160 Nigerian giraffes.

However, all deer subspecies are under threat. Brown said about 30% of giraffes have disappeared in the past ten years. He said that the identification of giraffes would make governments of African countries and experts to re-examine the conservation of this endangered animal.

Genetic researcher David Brown was published in BMC Biology Magazine.

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