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Do giraffes have color vision

Updated: 10/8/2023
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Some Giraffes do have a yellow background one which darker spots can been seen. There are nine different species of Giraffe, all with slightly different variations in colouring, some more yellow than others. The different species, where the can be found and their colourings are:

* Reticulated Giraffe (also known as the Somali Giraffe) - This Giraffe has large polygonal spots of a liver colouring, which are outlined by a network of bright white lines. The spots may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs. This Giraffe is found in Northeast Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. * Angolan Giraffe (Also known as the Smoky Giraffe) - this sub species is donned with large spots and some notches around the edges, which extend down the entire lower leg. They can be found in Angola and Zambia. * Kordofan Giraffe - This Giraffe is recognised by having smaller, more irregular spots that cover the inner legs. It can be found in western and south-western Sudan. * Masai Giraffe (also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe) - These have jagged edged, vine leaf spots of a Dark Chocolate colouring on a yellowish background. They are normally found in central and southern parts of Kenya and also Tanzania. * Nubian Giraffe - This species has large four sided spots of a chestnut brown colour, with an off-white background. They have no spots on either the inner legs or below the hocks. It can be found in Sudan and North eastern Congo. * Rothschild Giraffe (also known as the Naringo Giraffe and the Ugandan Giraffe) - These animals have deep brown, blotched or rectangular spots, which are poorly defined with cream lines. The hocks may also be spotted. They are found in Uganda and north central Kenya. * South African Giraffe - These have rounded, blotchy spots with star like extensions on a light tan background. These run down to the hooves. They can be found in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. * Thornicorft Giraffes (also known as the Rhodesian Giraffe) - These have star shaped or leafy spots the extend down the lower leg. They can be found in Zambia. * West African Giraffe (also known as the Nigerian Giraffe) - This Giraffe species have numerous pale, yellowish red spots. They are found in Niger and Cameroon.

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no they have a different variation of spot's and colour and all ............

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They have some color vision and are able to distinguish orange, red, green, yellow-green, blue, and violet as separate colors.

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brown and white..

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