Response to “How many species of giraffe are there?” Julian Fennessy, Sven Winter, Friederike Reuss, Vikas Kumar, Maria A. Nilsson, Melita Vamberger, Uwe Fritz, Axel Janke  Current Biology  Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages R137-R138 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.045 Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The differences in coat pattern are consistent with four giraffe species. From left to right: northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), reticulated giraffe (G. reticulata), Masai giraffe (G. tippelskirchi), southern giraffe (G. giraffa). Images: Masai giraffe: B. Dodson. Other three: J. Fennessy Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Current Biology 2017 27, R137-R138DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.045) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions