The researchers collected samples from three different species, the reticulated giraffe, the Masai giraffe ... may eat completely different sets of plants. This suggests that the microbiome ...

By sequencing plant and bacterial DNA from faecal samples ... collected samples from three different species, the reticulated giraffe, the Masai giraffe and the northern giraffe, which live ...

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

By sequencing plant and bacterial DNA from fecal samples ... The researchers collected samples from three different species, the reticulated giraffe, the Masai giraffe and the northern giraffe ...