On our Kenya trips, we see two species of giraffe, the Masai giraffe in the south and the reticulated in the north. This is the latter. Reticulated giraffes have darker patches of color, which are more geometric shaped with well defined edges. Although it looks like this young one was trying to hide, it was doing what they do — eating thorny acacia tree branches. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1000, f/5.6 at 1/125th of a second.
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On our Kenya trips, we see two species of giraffe, the Masai giraffe in the south and the reticulated in the north. This is the latter. Reticulated giraffes have darker patches of color, which are more geometric shaped with well defined edges. Although it looks like this young one was trying to hide, it was doing what they do — eating thorny acacia tree branches. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 1000, f/5.6 at 1/125th of a second.
Which one of these giraffes is the base-model and which one is the deluxe package?
Oh man I’ll take one of the reticulated please! Freaking adorable and great shot!
They are my favorites. Sort of mod 60s vibe to their coats.
That’s a really cool image, Sean! Most unique.
Thanks Sue. Hard to believe they eat those thorns with no problems at all.
And with that skinny long neck, how do they get the thorns down? So cute though!