Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even though giraffes are definitely not pets, we still think they’re super cute and fascinating creatures. Not only are their ...

The tallest mammals in the San Diego Zoo have welcome a new member to the fold: a 14-month-old male giraffe. The baby comes from the Dallas Zoo and is called Kicheko, which translates to "laughter" in ...

The gut bacteria of giraffes are not primarily determined by what they eat, but by the species they belong to. This is shown in a new study from Uppsala University and Brown University in which ...

An average wild giraffe has a home range of about 140 square miles—nearly equivalent to the surface area of Philadelphia. So how do scientists track and study them? Michael Brown, conservation science ...

Iconic animals such as giraffes can be flagship species for conservation because of their charisma and popularity among the public. A new study explored the various threats to giraffe populations, and ...

The gut bacteria of giraffes are not primarily determined by what they eat, but by the species they belong to. This is shown in a new study in which researchers have analyzed the link between diet and ...

The giraffe’s gut microbiome is made up of a variety of bacteria and fungi, and is largely determined by the giraffe’s species – not by what they eat. A group of wild reticulated giraffes (Giraffa ...

Nearly 6,000 years ago, our ancestors climbed arid rocky outcrops in what is now the Nigerian Sahara and carved spectacularly intricate, larger-than-life renditions of giraffes into the exposed ...

LEAKEY, Texas - A giraffe is on the lam after escaping a Texas ranch. What we know According to a Facebook post made on June 22 by the Real County Animal Rescue-Shelter, the giraffe named Gracie ...