We studied more than 500 giraffe skulls from all over Africa, and confirmed there are 4 distinct species. Story by Nikolaos Kargopoulos, Julian Fennessy • 3w.

Giraffes are classified as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List, the global ...

Despite this, scientists and conservationists still grapple with understanding the evolutionary history of giraffes. Africa: How Many Giraffe Species Are There? Understanding This Is Key to Their ...

A giraffe, specimen from the Smithsonian-Roosevelt Expedition (1909-1910), is on display in the Mammal Hall at the United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History.

Tennessee zoo welcomes rare spotless giraffe 00:31. Just weeks after a Tennessee zoo said it welcomed a rare spotless giraffe, another one has been photographed in the wild – this time in ...

Giraffe Manor, where tourism funds conservation in battle to save Africa's giraffe 03:57. Nairobi, Kenya — It just wouldn't feel like Africa without them, and no wildlife safari is complete ...

Okapis also lack the giraffe’s standout features of a long neck and a turbocharged heart. A giraffe’s juggernaut heart creates 2.5 times the blood pressure seen in humans and other mammals.

But in East Africa, the reticulated and Masai species of giraffe face a much grimmer outlook. “What’s killing giraffes in southern Kenya is fences. They’re an even bigger threat than poaching.

HONOLULU, Hawaii — Schoolchildren worldwide may now have more African animals to memorize: Four species of giraffe could roam the continent, a new study says. Until now the consensus has been ...

From my safari Jeep in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, binoculars aren’t needed to spot the long, elegant neck of a giraffe through the treetops in the distant bush. The world’s tallest ...