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MammalMAP:   251
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2520CC
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2010-11-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This group of giraffe and some gemsbok were contesting - with significant aggression - the water rights at the borehole. On another occasion, a group of gemsbok absolutely refused to let a pair of Secretary Birds get anywhere near the water.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   211830
Species name:   Giraffa giraffa giraffa
Common name:   South African Giraffe
Family:   Giraffidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-251
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 251 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-11 21:37:55
Species name:   Giraffa giraffa giraffa -- South African Giraffe
Species code:   211830
Comment number:   2
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-12 08:38:26
Species name:   Giraffa giraffa giraffa -- South African Giraffe
Species code:   211830

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