Giraffe and Zebra taunt and tease them. The drawings include those of giraffe and hippopotamus. Melman Mankiewicz III is a male reticulated giraffe. The divergence of giraffe and okapi lineages dates to around 11.5 mya. The trend of exhibiting only reticulated giraffe or only Rothschild's giraffe is becoming more popular. Of the proteins in giraffe and okapi genes, 19.4% are identical. The plains are also home to the distinctive Masai giraffe. The Egyptians themselves, however, made a distinction between the giraffe and the Set animal. A giraffe eats around of foliage daily. A quarter to a half of giraffe calves reach adulthood. It is common for a giraffe to salivate while feeding. Like a giraffe, it ate leaves from trees. Private game reserves have contributed to the preservation of giraffe populations in southern Africa. The front and back legs of a giraffe are about the same length.