Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate ...

SAM: Ooh! Those leaves look so yummy! Ooh… I wish I had a longer neck so I could reach them! GRANDDAD: Long, long ago, that's exactly what the giraffe said. SAM: Did they? GRANDDAD: Oh ...

Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...

seen standing on a raised platform to access the upper region of Gerry the giraffe, confidently takes the massive head of the animal and pushes on his neck and jaw, eliciting an audible crack.

The males stand about 5m tall - as high as a single-story house - and the females are just a little shorter. The giraffe has an incredibly long neck and legs, high shoulders and a sloping back. The ...

While a recent theory suggests regulating body temperature may have played a role, the main giraffe neck-elongation contenders are competition over food or sex. Today, these highly social mammals ...