Giraffes (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

Giraffes

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Reticulated giraffes (pictured) were one of three species studied by the researchers. By sequencing DNA from faecal samples, they were able to determine both the bacterial composition of the gut and which plants wild giraffes had eaten.

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Tyler Kartzinel

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