Rothschild's giraffe creamier hue compared to that seen on the reticulated giraffe. In addition, Rothschild's giraffe displays no markings on the lower leg, giving it the impression of wearing white stockings. Another distinguishing feature of Rothschild's giraffe, although harder to spot, is the number of ossicones on the head. This is the only "Giraffa" phenotype to be born with five ossicones. Two of these are the larger and more obvious ones at the top of the head, which are common to all giraffes. The third ossicone can often be seen in the center of the giraffe's forehead, and the other two are
The Blue Giraffe The Blue Giraffe "The Blue Giraffe" is a science fiction story on the concept of mutation by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine "Astounding Science-Fiction" for August, 1939. It first appeared in book form in the anthology "Adventures in Time and Space" (Random House, 1946); it later appeared in the anthologies "World of Wonder" (Twayne, 1951), "The Science Fiction Bestiary" (Thomas Nelson, 1971), "Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes" (Follett, 1973), "Isaac Asimov Presents the Great Science Fiction Stories: Volume 1, 1939" (DAW Books, 1979), "" (Bonanza Books, 1983), and "An Anthropomorphic Century"