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Another rare spotless giraffe found — the first ever seen in the wild
- Just weeks after a giraffe at a U.S. zoo was born missing its characteristic spots, another
- spotless giraffe calf has now been seen and photographed in the wild for the first time. The
- unprecedented sighting occurred at Mount Etjo Safari Lodge, a private game reserve in central
- Namibia. Tour guide Eckart Demasius saw and photographed the solid-brown calf during a game
- drive on the roughly 90,000-acre reserve, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.
- Demasius, who was not immediately available for comment, shared his photos with the giraffe
- nonprofit.
- Sara Ferguson, a wildlife veterinarian and conservation health coordinator at the foundation,
- says the two recent spotless sightings are pure coincidence and that there’s no data to suggest
- this coloring is occurring more frequently than it had in the past. This finding is just another
- example of “the weird way the world works” she says, adding that she’s “so amazed and pleased
- there is so much more to learn and discover about giraffes”.
- The spotless reticulated giraffe born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, earlier this
- summer was recently named Kipekee, which means “unique” in Swahili. The recent wild sighting
- occurred in another giraffe subspecies found in southern Africa, the Angolan giraffe. Before these
- recent births, a giraffe with all-brown coloring was last seen at a Tokyo zoo in 1972.
- Scientists, including Ferguson, believe the solid coloring is likely due to one or more genetic
- mutations that haven’t yet been identified. Some aspects of giraffe spots are passed down from
- mother to calf, according to a 2018 study in the journal PeerJ, and larger, rounder spots appear
- to be linked to higher survival rates for younger giraffes, but the reasons for that remain unclear.
- Derek Lee, a biology professor at Penn State University and a co-author on the PeerJ study, says
- that technically these two recent examples are not spotless animals, but instead — "one-spot-
- all-over giraffes". He’s said that it’s impossible to say what this genetic anomaly means for the
- animal’s health, but there’s no evidence the color difference puts the animal at a disadvantage.
- “We have a sample size here of one, so time will tell what happens”.
(Available at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/spotless-giraffe-found-in-the-wild-for-the-first-time – text especially adapted for this test).
What are the highlighted words “its” (l. 01), “who” (l. 06), “which” (l. 14), and “these” (l. 15) referring to, respectively?
A
The American giraffe – Demasius – Kipekee – The recent births.
B
A U.S. zoo – The Giraffe Conservation Foundation – Unique – The Angolan giraffe.
C
Spots – Demasius – This summer – The Angolan giraffe.
D
The American giraffe – Comment – Kipekee – The recent births.
E
Spots – Demasius – Swahili – The recent births.