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 snares, guns and other weapons. Giraffe hair is ...

On 19th February, visitors at Guangzhou Zoo witnessed a curious and somewhat unusual sight—one giraffe persistently chewing on its companion’s tail, while the other appeared unbothered by the ...

Before she showed off her leggy prowess to Reid Park Zoo visitors in Tucson, a young giraffe decided she wanted a treat from a tree outside her enclosure. Nancy Kluge, Reid Park Zoo's president and ...

Despite its elongated form, the neck of a giraffe is made up of just seven large bones known as cervical vertebrae. By comparison, the body of the common house mouse (Mus musculus) is only around 10 ...