In a new study, an international research team used genome sequencing for the first time to reveal clues about the genetic changes that led to the evolution of the giraffe’s stature and its ...

One day, a giraffe was born with a slightly longer neck. She could reach leaves further up the trees. When she had young, some of them also had longer necks and they too were better at reaching ...

Then, one day, after a long, long, long, long time, a giraffe was born that had a slightly longer neck. And as she grew up, she was taller than her brothers and sisters. LONG-NECKED GIRAFFE ...

“Discokeryx has extreme morphologies of the head and neck adapted for head-butting behavior,” study coauthor and paleontologist Jin Meng tells Reuters. Another explanation that hasn’t gained as much ...

On Monday, Zoo Miami announced a female giraffe calf was found dead at the Florida park on Saturday The 3-month-old giraffe died after breaking her neck Zoo ... story — sign up for PEOPLE's ...

Mice and giraffes live drastically different lives – not to mention that giraffes tower over mice by over five meters. A giraffe's neck is extraordinary long, making up a large part of its height.

The young giraffe bull was clearly distressed, swinging its neck from side to side ... they do this to make up for mineral deficiencies in their diet, especially calcium and phosphorus.

Dr Stephen Gerber from Nylstroom Animal Clinic removing a duiker's skull from a ... on his neck to hold him still. As giraffes tend to have high blood pressure, we had to wake him up quickly ...