A 3-year-old giraffe named Msituni jumped her enclosure to get a nibble of a nearby mesquite tree. Zoo officials say Msituni ...

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Known for their 6-foot-long necks, distinctive patterning and long eyelashes, giraffes have always captured the human imagination. These amazing African animals have the highest blood pressure among ...

Giraffes make human babies look like such slackers. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, The Frisky ...

Unusual growths raise health concerns The giraffe’s unusual lumps suggest an infection by papillomaviruses — a family of viruses affecting both animals and humans. While common in cattle ...

The zoo maintains that there was never a risk to the animals or humans in Msituni's vicinity during the giraffe's escape. Kluge explained to Arizona Central that giraffes "are not bound to go ...

Thompson said. Dr. Thompson, who is one of the project's principal investigators, added that the knowledge learned from this project can not only benefit giraffes under human care, but that it can ...