Giraffe, Sambura, Kenya, Africa

Giraffe and storm clouds, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Padaung woman, 'giraffe-neck' woman with brass rings which depress the collarbone, Kayah State, Myanmar (Burma)

Giraffe and elephant at a water hole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

A giraffe standing in an enclosure at a zoo with a wooden fence and greenery in the background.

Head of female Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe, Grumeti, Tanzania

Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa

Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, Africa

Southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Chief Island, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Twyfelfontein rock engravings (petroglyphs) dating from the late Stone Age, between 6000 and 2000 years, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Rock art, Tsodilo Hills, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa

Twyfelfontein rock engravings (petroglyphs) dating from the late Stone Age, between 6000 and 2000 years, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kunene region, Namibia, Africa

Girraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in captivity, United Kingdom, Europe

Two male Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) fighting, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Giraffe in the park of Koure, 60 km east of Niamey, one of the last giraffes in West Africa after the drought of the seventies, they remain under the threat of deforestation, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Giraffe in the park of Koure, 60 km east of Niamey, one of the last giraffes in West Africa after the drought of the seventies, they remain under the threat of deforestation, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Two male Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) fighting, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Two male Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Giraffe making a funny face, Kruger National Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa

Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) baby nursing, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Baby Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Baby Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Baby Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) baby, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) feeding, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) and yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) eating, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) at water at night, Shompole, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) baby, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) feeding, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) baby, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) with a red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo) and Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) looking at each other, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Rothschild giraffe, Giraffe Manor, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Two male Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) fighting, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Cape Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) baby nursing, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Safari vehicle and giraffes, Madikwe game reserve, Madikwe, South Africa, Africa

Young Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) at sunset, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), adult and two juveniles, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) drinking, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Giraffes, Madikwe game reserve, Madikwe, South Africa, Africa

Several yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on a Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) drinking, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) with a reflection, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) drinking, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Reticulated giraffe, Meru National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) feeding, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Pair of Angolan Giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis, Namibia

Tourists on safari watching giraffes, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A giraffe strolls by a game lodge in the Amakhala Game Reserve on the Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) eating, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Two Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) drinking, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Angolan Giraffe in Kalahari Desert, Giraffa giraffa angolensis, Kalahari Basin, Namibia

Two Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) nursing, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Young Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) drinking, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) drinking, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Mother and baby Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) just days old, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) drinking, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Young Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) feeding, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Pair of Angolan Giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis angoloensis, Namibia

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) eating, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Young Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Old rock inscriptions in the Tassili n'Ajjer, Sahara, Southern Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) feeding, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Two male Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Channapatna village, famous for wooden toys, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) necking, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Rock inscription, Tassili n'Ajjer, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) drinking, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and Masai giraffe (Giraffe camelopardalis), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffes, Madikwe game reserve, Madikwe, South Africa, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and Masai giraffe (Giraffe camelopardalis), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa