Both giraffes and humans have seven neck bones known as the cervical vertebrae. “Even though the neck of a giraffe can be eight feet long and weigh up to 600 pounds, ...

The tallest land animal, the lanky giraffe, is perhaps the first thing you think of when you picture the African savanna.

There’s something oddly hypnotic about watching a giraffe move, like it’s gliding through the air on stilts. Still, a lot of ...

What this says to us is maybe there’s a way for us to leverage this adaptation that took 11.5 million years of evolution, and bring giraffe FGFRL1 to the bedside for my human patients. Many ...

It’s World Giraffe Day on 21 June, the perfect time to spotlight this African species, which is experiencing population ...

World Giraffe Day 2025 reminds us that giraffes are in danger. They’re vanishing quietly. We must act now to protect them.

Giraffes have the same number of teeth as humans do, but they are designed in a very different way to serve a unique purpose.

Giraffes, just like humans, have seven cervical vertebrae. Unlike humans, giraffe cervical vertebrae are attached to each other with ball and socket joints, making them able to bend their necks in ...

Giraffes, despite a relatively small brain, ... Reasoning about probabilities is something humans can't always manage especially well, but it's clearly a skill we're capable of.

A giraffe named Twiga who died over the weekend at an East Texas zoo at the age of 31 was among the oldest giraffes being cared for by humans. Twiga was found dead Saturday morning at the Ellen ...

LUFKIN, Texas – A giraffe named Twiga who died over the weekend at an East Texas zoo at the age of 31 was among the oldest giraffes being cared for by humans.