With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best-loved and most recognizable of animals. Despite their elevated stature, however, giraffes have kept their ...

The camp waterhole is a busy spot and giraffes and elephants are just some of the Amboseli animals that come to drink there ...

Giraffes are a socially complex species with intricate systems potentially comparable to elephants and chimpanzees, according to a new study. The mammals were traditionally thought to have little or ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

She is talking about giraffe poop. The scat are surprisingly small for an animal that can grow to the height of two stacked basketball hoops in adulthood. The best samples are at the top of the pile, ...

A mother Rothschild's giraffe tending to her baby. Source: Zoe Muller, used with permission. “Giraffes are such oddball animals. If somebody told you they existed and you didn’t know about them, you ...

Easy to spot with its long neck, the giraffe has been taken for granted as a fixture of African wildlife. The giraffe is after all, eating for two. Her pregnancy is good news for one of the rarest ...

Sleeping for only a few minutes at a time? While this might sound like a true ordeal for humans, it's no problem for some ...