Ok, I gotta question! So in the NA, in accredited facilities, all our reticulated/Nubian (Rothschild’s) giraffes are hybrids. None of what the AZA considers "generic giraffes" look solely like reticulated or Rothschild’s giraffe, but
blend of the two. But I was looking at pictures from my trip to the ZSL London Zoo, and what they claim to be Rothschild’s giraffes, look like actually Rothschild’s giraffes. I looked at some other zoos in the UK and their Rothschild’s giraffes also have the characteristic dark brown patches, with no resemblence to the reticulated giraffes' pattern. Are Rothschild’s giraffes and reticulated giraffes in the EAZA not interbred/hybrids? What about in Oceania?
I'm curious because I like to get into the nitty-gritty when organizing animals for my zoo life list!