If there’s any animal that’s easy to recognize, it would have to be the giraffe. With their towering height, elegant […] ...

Giraffes are among the world's most recognizable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements ...

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 ...

Poaching and legal sport hunting are both spurred by the international trade in giraffe parts and products. Giraffes are further threatened by the proliferation of diseases like giraffe skin disease, ...