Anatomy of the Mouth of the Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi)

The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is both the largest extant ruminant and a strict browser. We dissect and describe the macroscopic anatomy of the mouth of the giraffe. The heads of two adult giraffes and one fetus were used in this study. The lips were well developed, the upper one was predomina...

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Main Authors: Pérez,William, Michel,Virginie, Jerbi,Hassen, Vazquez,Noelia
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2012
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022012000100057
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