A PETA official dismissed the implication that there are no baby giraffes: “The existence of these calves has not been disputed until now,” said Daphna Nachminovitch, senior vice president of Cruelty ...

The owner of a rural Virginia zoo accused of mistreating animals spent Christmas in jail, rather than reveal the location of ...

One of the final Rothschild's giraffes to make the trip from the flooded Kenyan island to a new sanctuary in a custom barge is a calf born on the island in December Nine endangered Rothschild's ...

The votes are in, and the Phoenix Zoo’s new baby Masai giraffe now has a name. The winner is: Kasi. The name means “speed” in ...

With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best-loved and most recognizable of animals. Despite their elevated stature, however, giraffes have kept their ...

Saharan Africa towers the giraffe, draped in mosaics of brown and tan patches. Long regarded as a single species, this iconic ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed adding giraffes to the endangered species list due to their declining population. “In response to declining giraffe populations caused by poaching, ...

The Phoenix Zoo has a new resident, a bouncing baby female Masai giraffe. Zoo officials say the public may play a role in ...

Zookeepers were able to teach the giraffes how to stand still for hoof trims after spending weeks teaching them several small behaviors Zookeepers at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden have trained ...

Though both giraffes and humans have the same number of individual neck bones (known as vertebrae), the two species also have size and structural differences. Just like humans, giraffes are said to ...

WASHINGTON--Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent, according to a new ...