With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best-loved and most recognizable of animals. Despite their elevated stature, however, giraffes have kept their ...

The tallest land animal, the lanky giraffe, is perhaps the first thing you think of when you picture the African savanna. With their long legs and necks, giraffes’ graceful silhouettes have featured ...

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Giraffes are one of the world's most distinct and well-loved creatures, always thought to be one species. But now scientists at the International Union for Conservation of Nature say we can welcome ...

A study explores body proportions of Masai giraffes, lending insight into why giraffes have such long necks and how this trait might have evolved. Why do giraffes have such long necks? A study led by ...

The tallest mammals in the San Diego Zoo have welcome a new member to the fold: a 14-month-old male giraffe. The baby comes from the Dallas Zoo and is called Kicheko, which translates to “laughter” in ...

We're used to thinking of giraffes as one species. Turns out, there are actually four distinct species of the world's tallest mammal. We're used to thinking of giraffes as one species. Turns out there ...

Douglas R. Cavener receives funding from Penn State University. Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual you need food. To survive as a species you need ...