WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils unearthed in China of a forerunner of the modern giraffe are offering insight into the early evolution of this mammal's trademark long neck, driven not only by the ...
A strange early relative of the giraffe was perfectly adapted for some serious headbutting 17 million years ago, according to new research. The oddball giraffoid didn’t have the signature long neck of ...
It’s difficult to know what to make of the giraffe. It shuffles like a camel (right legs forward, then left legs) but runs like a rabbit (hind legs forward, then front legs). Its distinctive aroma ...
Evolutionary theories said giraffes developed their height to get to better eats, but ancestors may have gained the advantage through head-butting battles. By Jack Tamisiea Since the days of Charles ...
How does a giraffe's long neck affect its body? asks reader Johnnie Borders.The tallest basketball players can thank their long legs and torsos for their towering height. But giraffes win the mammal ...
It’s 1996 and paleontologist Jin Meng is exploring the Junggar Basin in Xinjiang, China. The valley is nestled between the mountainous borders of Kazakhstan and Mongolia in the northwest. The Basin ...
Like someone put a giraffe’s head and neck on a horse’s body. By Annie Roth With an average height of roughly 16 feet, giraffes are the tallest mammals on Earth. At about 6 feet long, their lanky legs ...
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Like us, giraffes today have seven neck (or cervical) vertebrae. But their C3 or third cervical vertebra – which is nine times longer than it is wide – is about as long as the humerus bone connecting ...
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