Giraffes are known for their peaceful nature and their preference for living together in close family social groups. Although they rarely fight with each other, there are times when two male ...

On the shores of Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley, an unusual common denominator has helped bring peace to two warring ...

Just as with pets like dogs and cats, and even our own kids, there is a difference between roughhousing—known by giraffe ...

Time was running out for Asiwa, a Rothschild’s giraffe in western Kenya. For years, she and seven other giraffes had been living on a peninsula that reached out into Lake Baringo. But rising ...

Still, Suraud says he has seen male giraffes mount other males in mock copulation, often after a fight. He's not sure what to make of the behavior but suggests it may be a type of dominance ...

xiezhi could be related to modern giraffe neck fights, the researchers tell Reuters that their findings give a glimpse into how neck elongation may have begun evolving millions of years ago. But not ...

In Chad’s Zakouma National Park, Kordofan giraffes rub necks—possibly a prelude to fighting or some other form of communication among the mostly silent animals. Zakouma is a relatively safe ...

“The proposed protections are good news for giraffes, but it’s tragic that it took seven years to get here. U.S. officials should be racing like a cheetah to fight the global extinction crisis, but ...