Every zoo has its own special exhibits and projects for visitors to explore, but the Denver Zoo is celebrating the arrival of ...

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.

The findings highlight a mismatch between the ideal, flat habitats of giraffes and ... for large-bodied animals, like giraffes. Unfortunately, natural and protected areas are more likely to ...

Wild giraffe populations in northern Africa are rapidly declining, with human activity cited as the main cause. Habitat loss and illegal poaching have left the gentle giant at risk of extinction.

With fewer than 69,000 mature individuals remaining in the wild, giraffe populations have dropped nearly 40% since the 80s because of habitat loss ... animal-free testing and research, respond to ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Reid Park Zoo briefly delayed its opening Wednesday morning after a 3-year-old giraffe ventured outside her habitat. According to zoo officials, Msituni, a giraffe who had ...

The first Europeans to see giraffes thought they were too strange ... rhinos and other charismatic mammals. They have few natural predators and, as the tallest land mammal on safari, their high ...

Natural selection is the process by which ... However, because the trees in their habitat were tall, those giraffes with slightly longer necks had an advantage over their shorter-necked fellows.

Before she showed off her leggy prowess to Reid Park Zoo visitors in Tucson, a young giraffe decided she wanted ... Msituni as she jumped back into her habitat, Kluge explained.

Zoo officials say Msituni, a 3-year-old giraffe new to the zoo, was outside of her habitat just before 9 a.m., before the zoo opened to the public. Staff immediately initiated emergency response ...