A circulatory system that beats gravity. Spots that dissipate heat. This giant is purpose-built for its size and surroundings. This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic ...

Animal Adventure Park & Preserve in Harpursville has announced one of the park's giraffes has died. Johari, a 20-year-old female giraffe, died at the facility around 6 a.m. on Saturday.

To them, the animal had the gait and disinterested ... Artist William Heath drew a cartoon showing the wheezing giraffe hanging limply from its support with the caption, “I suppose we shall ...