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Ossicone Enigma: Giraffe Biology & Lore
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  • 1. Pertaining to nipple-like structures; skin texture on giraffes
  • 2. Adaptive patterning for concealment in savanna biomes
  • 3. Enclosure used by Maasai to protect livestock, giraffes often graze nearby
  • 5. Name derived from a father’s name; relevant to species naming conventions
  • 10. Active chiefly during daylight hours, as with giraffes
  • 11. Related to the middle ear bone; aids giraffe’s acute hearing
  • 12. Mammal with a specialized four-chambered stomach for fermentation
  • 14. Combat ritual involving swinging necks in male giraffes
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  • 4. Anthropomorphic study of animal behavior, applied to giraffes
  • 6. Relative to the thigh region, relevant in giraffe limb anatomy
  • 7. Membrane of the brain, protection crucial for giraffe’s long neck
  • 8. Taxonomic family encompassing giraffes and okapis
  • 9. Characteristic of imitating surroundings; giraffe’s coat pattern
  • 13. Resembling tendons; describes the giraffe’s elongated neck muscles
  • 15. Small tongue-like projection; noted in giraffe’s respiratory anatomy
  • 16. Horn-like protuberances unique to giraffes and okapis
  • 17. Bone segment in digits, critical in giraffe’s weight-bearing feet

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