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Giraffe

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Giraffe
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Distinguishing Appearance
An extremely long neck and legs, a coat patterned with brown patches separated by lighter lines, and two or more skin-covered horn-like ossicones on top of the head. 1
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1. Giraffe (Wikipedia)
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The distinguishing characteristics of giraffes are their extremely long neck and legs, horn-like ossicones, and spotted coat patterns.
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