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Reticulated Giraffe Juvenile

This juvenile giraffe standing by a fence is actually a baby about 3 or 4 months old.  It looks much bigger than the newer baby which can be seen behind it with its head just reaching under the fence because Reticulated Giraffes usually grow about 9 inches in the first month alone.  You can just see the horns or the "ossicones" on his head. Giraffes are the only mammals born with horns.

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