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 ...

The giraffe’s gut microbiome is made up of a variety of bacteria and fungi, and is largely determined by the giraffe’s species – not by what they eat. A group of wild reticulated giraffes (Giraffa ...

A study of elephants, giraffes and other wildlife in Namibia’s Etosha National Park underscores the ways in which the environment, biological sex, and anatomical distinctions can drive variation in ...

A new assessment has concluded there are four distinct giraffe species, overturning the classification of the world’s tallest land mammal as a single species. The review of giraffes was described as ...

Giraffes are famous for their towering height, but this unique anatomy also shapes one of the strangest sleep patterns in the animal kingdom. Living on open grasslands with little shelter, giraffes ...