This has to be the most attractive subspecies (?species) of giraffe.

Conventional wisdom is that there are nine subspecies of giraffe scattered throughout Africa. However a genetic study published in 2007 (BMC Biology) strongly suggests that currently giraffes can be classified into six groups that are reproductively isolated and not interbreeding. In Kenya the Reticulated Giraffe (Currently: Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) of the north-east and the Masai Giraffe (Currently: Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) of southern Kenya became genetically separated between 0.5 and 1.5 million years ago. Giraffes wander widely and the Masai Giraffes in Tsavo are not that far from the Reticulated Giraffes of Samburu yet there is no interbreeding in the wild. In fact the genetic differences between the six groups of giraffe highlighted in the above study are so great that many scientists are suggesting that the six "groups" should be considered separate species. Unfortunately two of the proposed species -the West African Giraffe and Rothschild's Giraffe are severely threatened and as the author of the above research stated: "Lumping all giraffes into one species obscures the reality that some kinds of giraffe are on the brink".