Historically, giraffes were thought to belong to a single species. A new UCT study confirms the startling truth that there are, in fact, four distinct giraffe species. Groundbreaking genetic ...

A giraffe at Brevard Zoo who was a frequent visitor for guest feedings dies. Why the zoo said the longtime resident had to be ...

The Wildlife World Zoo earlier this month welcomed a baby reticulated giraffe, and visitors can meet her at the West Valley ...

Surprisingly, only a few years ago, scientists discovered four distinct species of giraffe - based on their genetics - and not, as previously assumed, only one giraffe species. This distinction of ...

Illegal hunting is also a problem for the species. Giraffes are poached for their meat in many regions of Africa — as well as for their pelts, bones, hair and tails — by hunters and trappers wielding ...

This is shown in a new study from Uppsala University and Brown University in which researchers have analyzed the link between diet and gut flora in three giraffe species in Kenya. The study also ...

Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because of a sheath preserved on one ...

Careful management is needed to secure their future and to prevent extinction, either geographically or at the subspecies level - or the complete loss of the species.' A taxidermy giraffe specimen ...