Scientists say three more species of giraffe than previously considered

Giraffes are one of the most different and favorite creatures in the world who are always considered one species.

But now the scientists of the International Union for Conservation of Nature say that we can welcome three more species of the highest mammals in the world.

This is not the first time the researchers suggested that there are four types of these giants on our planet, but the last assessment puts on it an official stamp.

How did scientists work? And what does that mean to the animal’s future?

Scientists compared the size of the skull and the shape of the heads of different giraffes and concluded that there was a sufficiently genetic diversity, so that four groups are considered as different species.

Researchers looked at natural features in Africa, such as deserts, rivers and valleys that could separate animals in the past, that is, they developed separately.

Greet Southern giraffe, one of the recently recognized species.

This giraffe lives in Angola, South Botswana, Namibia, South Zimbabwe, Zambia and South -Western Mozambique.

Two rivers (Cunen and Zambezi) and tropical forests in the Congo basin, probably separated the animals from overlapping other giraffes.

The second new species is the giraffe.

This giraffe lives in open savannas and wooded meadows of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.

Scientists believe that the river Tana, Mountains and the towns of Ethiopia separated this animal from other giraffes in the north of the region.

It is also a migration animal, which means that it can pass by other giraffes if it could cross.

The third species we can officially admit is the Northern Giraffe.

This animal lives in Western Ethiopia, Central and Western Kenya, Eastern South Sudan and Uganda.

Scientists say the Nile and Lake Victoria, as well as its migration scheme, separated this giraffe from others.

The fourth and last species is a wonderful mass-scam with its characteristic skin.

He lives in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, separated from the Northern Giraffe by Lake Victoria and the Nile River.

Although his picture seems to be a marker to be a separate species, scientists say that skins vary even as the giraffes population and as the animals age.

The International Union for Prodiating Nature (MSU) says that identifying genetic difference is “vital” for the preservation and managing population of the giraffe.

“The more precisely we understand the giraffe taxanamia, the better equipped to evaluate their status and implement effective strategies,” -The co -author of the report by Michael Brown of Musn.

As the only species, the giraffe was classified as vulnerable, although some subspecies increased in number.

Now IUCN will rethink the vulnerability of four new species and their subspecies and says it hopes to better protect the majestic animals with new information.