Red-billed oxpecker
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The red-billed oxpecker is a passerine bird in the oxpecker family, Buphagidae. It is native to the eastern savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to South Sudan and so
Clutch in a nest lined with impala hair, Kenya
Perched on an impala ewe
Adult (L) and sub-adult (R) on impala
Giraffe
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Giraffes are large African hoofed mammals. They are the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants on Earth. They are classified under the family Giraffidae, along with their closest
The extinct giraffid Samotherium (middle) in comparison with the okapi (below) and giraffe. The anatomy of Samotherium appears to have shown a transition to a giraffe-like neck.
Giraffe skeleton on display at the Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City
Closeup of the head of a Southern giraffe