Scientists have long theorized that the long neck of modern-day giraffes evolved to enable them to find more vegetation or to develop a specialized method of fighting. A new study of fossil cervical ...

The neck of a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is a marvelous thing. Comprised of only seven vertebrae* - no more than in your neck - the towering feat of natural engineering is at once stunning and ...

Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) of London found that a supportive ligament is protected by a groove in the animals' lower leg bones. This groove is much deeper in giraffes than in ...

A Bedfordshire safari park has successfully performed high-risk surgery on a 500kg giraffe with a rare knee condition. Woburn Safari Park said one of its tallest residents, the Nubian giraffe Sahara, ...

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) reflects on the life of 17-year-old breeding male giraffe Khalid after his euthanization ...