Anatomy and baseline histology of the hoof capsule, corium, and digital cushion in free-ranging southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339972Read our scientific commentaryResearch by
Liza Dadone, Steve Foxworth, Jacqueline Goedhals, Sushan Han, Priya Bapodra-Villaverde, Seng Wai Yap, Thato Radile, Francois Deacon
Describes regional hoof-corium architecture and two digital-cushion compartments in opportunistically collected free-ranging giraffe specimens, providing a tissue-level anatomical reference.
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Study facts
- Method
- Descriptive postmortem dissection and histology
- Location
- Free-ranging southern giraffes from a South African reserve
- Species
- Southern giraffe, Giraffa giraffa
- Sample
- Six adults: four males, two females; one medial front-foot digit each for histology
- Period
- Specimens collected August 2024; capsule dissection six months later
Full citation
Liza Dadone, Steve Foxworth, Jacqueline Goedhals, Sushan Han, Priya Bapodra-Villaverde, Seng Wai Yap, Thato Radile, Francois Deacon (2025). Anatomy and baseline histology of the hoof capsule, corium, and digital cushion in free-ranging southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa). PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339972
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