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 ...

In a new study, an international research team used genome sequencing for the first time to reveal clues about the genetic changes that led to the evolution of the giraffe’s stature and its ...

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 ...

They estimated neck length from photos of adult Masai ... That's important not only for understanding giraffe evolution but ...

Although male and female giraffes have the same body proportions at birth, they are significantly different as they reach sexual maturity. Females have proportionally longer necks and longer ...

Why that changed so drastically over their evolution has stirred a surprising ... body temperature may have played a role, the main giraffe neck-elongation contenders are competition over food ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposed that three populations of the world’s tallest land animal be classified as endangered, a move ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposed that three populations of the world’s tallest land animal be classified as endangered, a move ...