Giraffes in the Tarangire National Park (IMAGE)

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Giraffes in the Tarangire National Park

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These are giraffes in the Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. New research shows that giraffes that live near densely populated human settlements have larger home ranges, suggesting that they need to travel greater distances to obtain critical resources.

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Gary Bembridge from London, UK [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

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