The 2.2 hectares savannah area at Dublin Zoo provides a home for a mixed group of large African species. The giraffe, zebra, ostrich, and the scimitar horned oryx share one part of the exhibit, while their neighbours, the southern white rhinoceros are kept separate from them by a barrier that consists of large boulders. Unlike the zebra and oryx, the giraffe and ostrich brave the cold winter of Dublin. Two of the giraffe even engage in a play-fight by throwing some head and neck blows at each other.