Reticulated Giraffe
Also known as the Somali giraffe, the reticulated giraffe (or Giraffa reticulata) is a giraffe that lives in the savannahs and open forests of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.
It is distinguishable from other giraffe species thanks to its large, polygonal spots, which are tan to red in colour and divided by white interconnecting lines. Giraffes are famous for their long neck, which is used for accessing leaves that are out of reach to other animals. Like all giraffes, the reticulated giraffe exhibits marked sexual dimorphism. While both sexes have two bony horns – ossicones – on their head, those of the females are smaller and thinner. Males may also develop a third, median horn on their forehead.
Males are also significantly larger than females, standing an average of 5.1m, but up to 5.7m tall and weighing an average of 1,200kg. Females stand around 4.45m tall and weight about 800kg on average.
Giraffa reticulata
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 20% | 90% |
| Sand | 10% | 50% |
| Soil | 0% | 50% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 10% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 15
African Savannah
African savannah group3
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 3 or higher 10
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 2 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 4
- Gyro Toy · score 100 · $100
- Large Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Skittle Toy · score 50 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 60 + 40 per additional adult; feeders 10 + 5 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Leaves and Branches + Hay
- Food / drink amount
- 8 / 7.5
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $838 / $1,165 / $1,165
- Feeders
- Food Cage, Suspended High Grazer Feeder, Barrel Feeder - Hanging, Melon Feeder
- Lifespan
- 20–35 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 4 yr / 7 yr / 13 yr / 32 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 1.18 yr / 1.82 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.4
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- All seasons
- Dominance
- Female dominance based on age, prefer older males
- Ecosystem roles
- High Browsers, Terrestrial Seed Dispersers
- Wild population
- 11,050
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Reticulated giraffes live in loosely-bonded groups. Females live in herds that forage and travel together, but may leave and join several groups in their lifetime. Males live in bachelor herds or are solitary and follow the female herds with the hope of mating. The older the male is, the longer he spends tracking females.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Giraffa reticulata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Biome
- Grassland
- Continent
- Africa
- Cohabitation groups
- African Savannah, African savannah group3
- Content
- Base game