How to Use reticulated giraffe in a Sentence

reticulated giraffe

noun
  • The two species in the direst straits are the northern and reticulated giraffe species.
    — National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2016
  • The Maryland Zoo is mourning the loss of Willow, its six-year-old reticulated giraffe.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Roer said Waffles was a 5-year-old reticulated giraffe, the kind with a distinctive pattern of large brownish spots.
    — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Bailey, a 10-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Colorado zoo, gave birth to a female calf on Wednesday.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The Topeka Zoo is mourning the death of their beloved 9-year-old reticulated giraffe, Abi — short for Abiquiu.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 31 May 2022
  • The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's reticulated giraffe herd is now 17 members strong thanks to the new addition.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Dottie, a reticulated giraffe, spent her entire life at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 2 June 2022
  • Now, the reticulated giraffe is classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023

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