Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted by beams of light from setting sun, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Winner of the African section of the Nature? Best Windland Smith Rice...

Martin Dohrn / Herd of giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) resting at night, Masai Mara, Kenya. Image taken at night using thermal camera technology, with no artificial light.

Mary McDonald / Masai giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis} mother nuzzling baby, Lower Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Minden / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) female in Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) woodland, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), Masai Mara,Kenya

Staffan Widstrand / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) two, with one in foreground, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

John Shaw / Common giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) bending to drink at a waterhole, with another standing on the opposite side of the pool reflected in the water. Klein Namutoni waterhole, Etosha National Park, N...

Ann & Steve Toon / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa August

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), female and calf at sunset, with Abdim's storks in flight, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) males fighting, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Sequence 3 of 3

David Pattyn / Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) mother grooming baby, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa, August.

David Pattyn / Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) young standing close to its mother, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, Africa, August.

Bence Mate / Group of four Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) Mkuze, South Africa

Eric Baccega / Angolan giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) and black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) reflecting in waterhole at sunset, Okaukuejo, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Neil Aldridge / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) feeding on woolly caper (Capparis tomentosa). Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) baby standing below female, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) two silhouetted at sunrise, Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa cameleopardalis tippelskirchi) herd walking across savanna in dry season, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Klein & Hubert / One Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) portrait with another in distance, while crossing a dry lake bed, Kenya

Ann & Steve Toon / Rothschild's giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), feeding on leaves, Woburn Safari Park, UK, June, captive.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) in distance silhouetted at sunrise with clouds, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) in dry season, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) herd at sunrise, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. November.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), at sunrise, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), at sunrise, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) mother and baby nuzzling each other. Bioparc Zoo de Doue la Fontaine, France. Captive, occurs in south-western Niger. Endangered subspecies.

Denis-Huot / Young Lioness (Panthera leo) chasing Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted at sunrise, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) group feeding, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Andy Rouse / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) under setting sun Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) under setting sun Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) courtship display Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Anup Shah / Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)male in front of woodland, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July

Denis-Huot / Herd of Angolan giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) and Burchell's zebras (Equus quagga) aerial view, Okavango delta, Bostwana

Denis-Huot / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi), males fighting. Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) male and female (back). Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Male buffalo (Syncerus caffer) chasing Masai Giraffe (Giraffa cameleopardalis tippelskirchi) Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

Chris Mattison / Giraffe necked weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Endemic to Andasibe, Madagascar.

Charlie Summers / Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) feeding on Acacia tree, Serengeti, Tanzania

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, East Africa. Murchison Falls National Park hosts the only remaining naturally occurring population of...

Ann & Steve Toon / Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), two adults with baby, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January

Sergey Gorshkov / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) three standing together, silhouetted at dusk, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Sergey Gorshkov / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) female bending down to calf, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Andy Rouse / Three Masai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) visible over grass. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Andy Rouse / Masai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) seen from a low angle. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Edwin Giesbers / Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) calf standing in front of adult, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) close up of young calf skin pattern, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) two curious giraffes looking down, captive