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
Sophie the Giraffe from the magazine's website. This injunction was lifted in January 2012. The "Chemische und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart" (CVUA) reproduced "Öko-Test"s claims resulting in the German Technischer Überwachungsverein (TÜV) safety agency pressing charges against Vulli, and "Öko-Test" restored the online report to their web site. Vulli responded by recalling Sophie the Giraffe and similar products from German retailers, and offering to exchange it with one produced on or after March 2012, which Vulli says adhere to the stricter German limit. Sophie the Giraffe Sophie the Giraffe is a teether – a toy for teething infants to chew on – in the form