The color of a giraffe’s brown patches can be used to estimate the animal’s age, a decades-long study of male Thornicroft's giraffes in Zambia, Africa, has found. Drawing from observations recorded by ...

In 2023, two newborns defied our expectations: born in a Tennessee zoo and in the wild in Namibia, these giraffes possess the ...

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 giraffe eventually returned to her habitat ... as well to accommodate Msituni's athletic and curious nature." First brown bear to undergo brain surgery wakes from hibernation March 13 (UPI ...

The ruminant digestive system depends on bacteria to break down tough fibers and release nutrients from plant cells. Giraffes ...

This is shown in a new study from Uppsala University and Brown University in which researchers have analyzed the link between diet and gut flora in three giraffe species in Kenya. The study also ...