History of Giraffe

	Revision 6 . . December 17, 2001 12:14 pm by Vicki Rosenzweig [okapi are also classed as camelopards]
	Revision 5 . . October 31, 2001 6:16 am by Alan Millar [minor expansion]

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Changed: 8c8

Native to Africa, Camelopardalis giraffa is related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard.

Native to Africa, Camelopardalis giraffa is related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a separate family, the camelopards, consisting only of the giraffe and its relative the okapi.

Changed: 11c11

twenty feet (6 meters) from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.

twenty feet (6 meters) from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its forelegs are much longer than its hind legs.