"Incorporating geography and physical limitations in habitat assessments can ... combined this data with topographic maps to work out the gradients that giraffes could and couldn't navigate.

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.

Giraffes face mounting threats from habitat loss and fragmentation: Growing human populations and urban development — and the accompanying increase in agriculture, mines, and other extractive ...

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 ...

Mom and calf are now bonding behind the scenes, but the zoo says the pair might be visible at times near the side yard of the giraffe habitat. No official debut date has been given, as zookeepers ...

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 ...