The giraffe is the tallest terrestrial mammal in the world. The males stand about 5m tall - as high as a single-story house - and the females are just a little shorter. The giraffe has an incredibly ...

A circulatory system that beats gravity. Spots that dissipate heat. This giant is purpose-built for its size and surroundings. This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic ...

A Texas taxidermy shop displays a fresh giraffe trophy. Cardboard strips and pins hold the skin in place while it dries on a giraffe-shaped styrofoam form. Giraffe numbers have dropped by 40 ...

The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya, conservationists say. A conservation group said rangers could monitor ...

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

A baby giraffe was born with no spots at Brights Zoo in Tennessee on 31 July. The spotless giraffe is incredibly rare. In a statement, the zoo said: "Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid ...

Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Zoo's baby giraffe was named "Nyasi" after a public vote earlier this month. Over the course of two weeks, nearly 4,000 votes were cast from people ...

Abilene Zoo's baby giraffe, Zahara, died on October 2 after a severe leg fracture, the cause is unknown. Zahara, born in July, was a beloved member of the zoo, known for her playful personality.

The French giraffe, Zarafa, trekked by foot from Marseille to Paris and generated great excitement in the towns and cities she passed through. In Paris, King Charles X put her on show in the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Thousands of votes were cast from individuals throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana after the Louisville Zoo made with name options for its new male giraffe calf. Now, the ...