Lemurian Giraffe

Lemurian giraffes are any of the two following species of giraffes native only to the Lemurian tropical savannas and humid grasslands, the common Lemurian giraffe (Giraffa jumae) and the greater Lemurian giraffe (Bohlinia attica). They are all browsing herbivores and they mainly feed on leaves, seeds, fruits, and wood, but can lick on bones of dead animals to supplement their diets, much like how mainland giraffes can occasionally feed on carcasses. The common Lemurian giraffe represents the missing link between primitive giraffids and advanced giraffids like the mainland African giraffe of the savannas, due to first appearing in the fossil records in the Miocene and they resemble a cross between an okapi and a savanna giraffe. The conservation status of the two Lemurian giraffe species is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and their wide natural ranges.