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Why do giraffes have spots?
One reason is for camouflage; a giraffe's spots help it blend into its surroundings. The irregular markings break up the ...
Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research ...
BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — Baltimore's Maryland Zoo welcomed a three-year-old female giraffe to its herd, according to zoo officials on Tuesday. The zoo said the reticulated giraffe juvenile comes ...
At just 12 feet tall, the new giraffe is smaller than the zoo's other female giraffe, Kesi, who is 14 feet tall and the male ...
A 3-year-old female reticulated giraffe joined the herd at The Maryland Zoo in November 2024. The Maryland Zoo Kipi spent the last few months in a standard quarantine as she adjusted to her new home.
At just 12 feet tall, the new giraffe is smaller than the zoo's other female giraffe, Kesi, who is 14 feet tall and the male giraffe, Caeser who stands 16 feet tall.
The Abilene Zoo has announced the latest animal to join the pack, and it is none other than a newborn female giraffe. Zoo staff has yet to name the baby, but it was born during the Zoolute ...
SOUTH BEND ― A new female giraffe recently made her public debut at Potawatomi Zoo with a breeding recommendation from the Masai Giraffe Species Survival Plan. Zindzhi, which is derived from the ...
It’s a girl! The Santa Barbara Zoo has a new resident. A female giraffe calf, at 6 feet 1 inch tall and 152 pounds, was born Nov. 2 after three hours of labor from its mom, Adia.
Sox, a Masai giraffe, interacts with Spencer, a zebra that shared her exhibit, at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. The female giraffe was euthanized on Jan. 17, 2025, after a degenerative bone ...
Rahna, a 30 year-old Milwaukee County Zoo giraffe, was humanely euthanized on March 29. Rahna, who was born in 1992 at a Colorado Springs zoo, has been a Milwaukee resident since 1994.
Willow (above), the 16-year-old female reticulated giraffe who was born at the Birmingham Zoo on July 28, 2008, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.