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MammalMAP:   254
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2520CC
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2010-11-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This group was just a little further south than the lions recorded in the previous entry. Clearly the presence of water at fixed points in an arid landscape has the effect of bringing predator and prey into close proximity more often than might normally be the case.
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-254
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 254 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-05 09:27:24
Species name:   Giraffa giraffa giraffa -- South African Giraffe
Species code:   211830
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-11 19:10:53
Species name:   Giraffa giraffa giraffa -- South African Giraffe
Species code:   211830
Comment number:   3
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-11 19:10:58
Species name:   Giraffa giraffa giraffa -- South African Giraffe
Species code:   211830

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