Data revealed statistically significant differences between all four giraffe species: the northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), reticulated giraffe (G. reticulata), Masai giraffe (G.

Dr Kargopoulos and collaborators noted that Northern giraffe species exhibit prominent, sharply pointed median ossicones, whereas southern giraffes possess minimal or absent median ossicones ...

However, back in 2016, a deep dive into their genetics revealed there are in fact four species: the Masai, northern, reticulated, and southern giraffe. Now, new research has further confirmed this ...