To most people, giraffes are merely adorable, long-necked animals that rank near the top of a zoo visit or a photo-safari bucket list. But to a cardiovascular physiologist, there’s even more to love.

Children sat in awe Friday in Barnes & Noble as Debra Young Hatch read to them a story about three giraffes sneaking into a young boy's closet and creating a lifelong friendship. The bookstore hosted ...

A brown spotless giraffe, the first known case in over 50 years, was born at a Tennessee zoo. An expert said other giraffes might be surprised at its spotlessness, but likely won't reject it. The ...

Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual, you need food. To survive as a species, you need sex. Not surprisingly, then, the age-old question of why ...

With an average height of roughly 16 feet, giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth. At about 6 feet long, their lanky legs and towering necks stand taller than most humans. Even the shortest giraffe ...

The giraffe population has dwindled to a point where the species should be protected under federal endangered species laws, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday, signaling what would be the first ...

Discovery+'s new documentary Endangered, narrated and executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres, follows conservationists working with seven endangered species, including giraffes, sharks, and gorillas.

Giraffes are just as astonishing on the inside as they are to look at. Standing up to 19 feet tall, they require enormously high blood pressure to pump blood up to the head, yet they suffer few, if ...

An average wild giraffe has a home range of about 140 square miles—nearly equivalent to the surface area of Philadelphia. So how do scientists track and study them? Michael Brown, conservation science ...