Giraffe Skull
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This fine skull of a giraffe (scientific name: Giraffa camelopardalis) is among the larger specimens in The Tiegs Museum collection, being some 60 cm in length (not currently on display). In life, the skull is carried atop a long neck, some 4 to 5 metres above the ground, and is well adapted for browsing on the trees and shrubs of the African savanna. This specimen and some associated neck vertebrae were donated by Melbourne Zoo in 1993 and prepared by staff in the Zoology Department. |