Northern giraffe are considered Vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. In 2016, around 97,000 individuals from all subspecies were present in the wild. There are currently 5,195 northern giraffes. In the current IUCN taxonomic scheme there is only one species of giraffe with the name "G. camelopardalis" and nine subspecies. Three subspecies of northern giraffes are proposed. The giraffes have two horn-like protuberances known as ossicones on their foreheads. The northern giraffe's are longer and larger than that of the southern giraffes', though male northern giraffes have a third cylindrical ossicone in the center of the head just above the eyes which
The Graph Giraffe response, many minority groups were outraged and the newspaper issued a formal apology. Since this initial mishap, The Graph Giraffe has become extremely popular on the UW-Madison campus. The original giraffe image created by the author consists of a full-bodied giraffe donning eyeglasses, a graduation style cap, and carrying a wand in its mouth. It is always placed to the left of the graph and has remained the same throughout most issues of the comic. This default image occasionally changes to sport a giraffe with different accessories. Past images have included a cowboy rendition (complete with cowboy hat, sunglasses, and