National Geographic USA - 10.2019

(Joyce) #1

Kenyan wildlife experts
approach a reticulated
giraffe that has been
tranquilized in the
Loisaba Wildlife Con-
servancy. They’ll attach
a GPS unit to one of its
ossicones—the bony
knobs on its head—so
scientists can follow it,
part of a plan to track
250 giraffes in key parts
of Africa to better
understand how much
space giraffes need.

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