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 ...

The giraffe is the tallest terrestrial mammal in the world. 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 ...

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, yes!

The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya, conservationists say. A conservation group said rangers could monitor ...

A Texas zoo is mourning the death of a baby giraffe that died as a result of a leg fracture. Photo by Abilene Zoo Two months since “capturing the hearts” of a Texas zoo community, a baby ...

A Texas taxidermy shop displays a fresh giraffe trophy. Cardboard strips and pins hold the skin in place while it dries on a giraffe-shaped styrofoam form. Giraffe numbers have dropped by 40 ...

EVANSVILLE — Evansville's Parks Board voted to remove a $10 million, giraffe-related project for Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Garden from a city bond proposal Wednesday, but it won't have any ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Zoo is mourning the loss of its youngest giraffe. The zoo announced baby Zahara's death Wednesday stating she died after suffering a "severe leg fracture." ...

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 ...

Mice and giraffes live drastically different lives – not to mention that giraffes tower over mice by over five meters. A giraffe's neck is extraordinary long, making up a large part of its height.

WLKY.COM. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JENNIFER. NEW AT NOON. THE LOUISVILLE ZOO HAS WELCOMED A BABY GIRAFFE. THIS MALE GIRAFFE WAS BORN ON AUGUST 9TH. NOW THE HEALTHY CALF IS BEING RAISED AND NURTURED OFF ...