SAM: Ooh! Those leaves look so yummy! Ooh… I wish I had a longer neck so I could reach them! GRANDDAD: Long, long ago, that's exactly what the giraffe said. SAM: Did they? GRANDDAD: Oh ...

A Michigan taxidermist transporting a stuffed giraffe in his pick-up truck on a busy road alarmed motorists who spotted the ...

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 ... strategies can drive evolution in a species long-term, Zoe Raw — a behavioral biologist and giraffe expert who wasn't involved with the ...

These pioneering giraffe biologists noticed how male giraffes, standing side by side, used their long necksto swing their heads and club each other. The researchers called this behavior "neck ...

Sydney V. Smith admits she wants to become a "giraffe woman" just for her 11-inch-long neck. According to the Huffington Post, the 28-year-old woman from Los Angeles has extended her neck with 11 ...

Giraffe in back of truck alarms Michigan motorists: ‘Is it even real’ (Web Desk) - A Michigan taxidermist transporting a stuffed giraffe in his pick-up truck on a busy road alarmed motorists who ...

The physiological demands of that long neck get support from a gene involved in strengthening bones and blood vessels ... but scientists know very little about the genetic underpinnings of such an ...

A young giraffe is defying the odds, walking with his herd just two weeks after groundbreaking surgery to save his severely injured leg.

A young giraffe, initially given little chance of survival after a severe leg injury, is now walking with his herd two weeks after undergoing groundbreaking surgery.