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 ...

Giraffes are best known for their towering necks, but their beautifully spotted coats are just as distinctive — and they serve important functions. One reason is for camouflage; a giraffe's spots help ...

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Though both giraffes and humans have the same number of individual neck bones (known as vertebrae), the two species also have size and structural differences. Just like humans, giraffes are said to ...

The giraffe population has dwindled to a point where the species should be protected under federal endangered species laws, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday, signaling what would be the first ...

A Penn State researcher has been trying to get to the bottom of the age-old question of why giraffes have long necks. Ed Reschke Getty Images Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights ...

HARPURSVILLE, NY -- April the Giraffe is having a baby, and she's ready to give birth at any moment! A live camera feed shows the expecting mama's pen at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New ...