Imagine standing face to face with a giraffe, your neck craned back as you gaze up at this gentle giant towering over you. At first glance, their impossibly long necks seem almost otherworldly ...

Baby giraffes, called calves, are born after a long and arduous 15-month gestation. This video by @youronlysourceofseratonin shows a newborn calf struggling to keep its eyes open and it’s neck ...

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 ...

SAM: Ooh! Those leaves look so yummy! Ooh… I wish I had a longer neck so I could reach them! GRANDDAD: Long, long ago, that's exactly what the giraffe said. SAM: Did they? GRANDDAD: Oh ...

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique ... Giraffes are further threatened by the proliferation of diseases like giraffe ...

It has also been suggested that the animals grew larger to enable them to flee from predators in grasslands but needed a long neck to drink water on the ground. Giraffes are known to have high ...