GIRAFFES, EDINBURGH ZOO, LIVE WEBCAM
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- Location: Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Source: www.edinburghzoo.org.uk
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Info: Watch this live streaming webcam showing giraffes in their outside enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. Edinburgh zoo is home to five male Nubian ( Ugandan) giraffe.
The giraffes are named Ronnie, Arrow, Gerald, Fennessy and Gilbert.
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More info: The Nubian giraffe also known as Baringo giraffe or Ugandan giraffe, is is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Sudan. It is currently extinct in the wild of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Eritrea. The Nubian giraffe used to be widespread in northeast Africa.
The Nubian giraffe has clearly defined chestnut-coloured shapes surrounded by mostly white lines, while th undersides lack markings. The stand up to 5.5 metres tall.