When visitors return to the Wild Safari at Six Flags Great Adventure this season, they’ll be in for a spotty situation. After being born at the Jackson-based theme park, giraffe calf Coral will join ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils unearthed in China of a forerunner of the modern giraffe are offering insight into the early evolution of this mammal's trademark long neck, driven not only by the ...

Who hasn’t dreamed of going on safari in Africa? Thinking about it evokes images of the warm setting sun, shedding the perfect light on a pride of lions, a herd of elephants crossing an all but dry ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo's newborn giraffe recently was caught on camera sharing an adorable moment with her dad. The zoo posted a video of the baby giraffe with Demetri inside Giraffe House, with the ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo lost one of their residents after making a big name for herself. Ursula the Rothschild Giraffe spent 31 years at the zoo. She surpassed the median life expectancy of 19.5 years ...

Franklin Park Zoo has a tall order — help name its latest addition, a newly born female giraffe. Tall enough to probably block shots with the Celts at the Garden, the baby giraffe stands at 6-feet, ...

For the first time ever, scientists have sequenced the genome of the world’s tallest land species, the giraffe. Surprisingly, this majestic creature required only a small handful of mutations to ...

The tallest mammals in the San Diego Zoo have welcome a new member to the fold: a 14-month-old male giraffe. The baby comes from the Dallas Zoo and is called Kicheko, which translates to “laughter” in ...

Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual, you need food. To survive as a species, you need sex. Not surprisingly, then, the age-old question of why ...

How does a giraffe's long neck affect its body? asks reader Johnnie Borders.The tallest basketball players can thank their long legs and torsos for their towering height. But giraffes win the mammal ...

For the first time, the genomes of the giraffe and its closest living relative, the reclusive okapi of the African rainforest, have been sequenced -- revealing the first clues about the genetic ...