Although they rarely fight with each other ... you can hear the loud whacks coming from the neck punches, indicating these giraffes are hitting hard. And in the end, one triumphs while the ...

The researchers called this behavior "neck-fighting" and guessed that it helped the giraffes prove their dominance over each other and woo mates. Males with the longest necks would win these ...

Because the ancient head-to-head battles of D. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...