The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p.199

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South African History Online. (2011, November 25). The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070157

South African History Online (2011) 'The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds', South African History Online, 25 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070157 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).

South African History Online, The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070157, (accessed 25 July 2026).

"The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds." South African History Online, 25 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070157. Accessed 25 July 2026.

South African History Online. "The first report of giraffes in South Africa by a European is made by Jonas de la Guerre, whose expedition to Namaqualand finds." South African History Online. November 25, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070157.