Likewise, ticks could have also acted as a vector to spread infected blood from one animal to another. Luckily for this ...

Likewise, ticks could have also acted as a vector to spread infected blood from one animal to another. Luckily for this giraffe, rangers do not believe there is a big risk of the disease spreading ...

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

But these tallest of all land mammals are in the midst of a silent extinction. Africa's giraffe population has dropped by almost 40 percent in the past 30 years, dwindling to just more than 97,000 ...