A giraffe on the island of ol-Kokwe, Kenya, October 5, 2020. -
TONY KARUMBA / AFP
Elephants, lions, polar bears, we all know about it.
But the giraffes?
Did you know that they are also endangered species?
The figures are also worrying.
In Africa, their number fell by 40% between 1985 and 2015. At issue: the extension of agricultural land, but also hunting.
Their meat is indeed a very popular dish.
Today, only some 68,000 adult individuals remain in the world, as our partner, Brut explains in the video below:
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