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 ...

Giraffe ancestors had shorter necks. Why that changed so drastically over their evolution has stirred a surprising amount of debate since the time of Charles Darwin. While a recent theory suggests ...

Wonkito is a wild giraffe who lives in Kenya, the cause of his crooked neck is still unknown PHILLIP J BRIGGS / CATERS NEWS In 2019, Philip J. Briggs photographed a wild giraffe with a severely ...

Though both giraffes and humans have the same number of individual neck bones (known as vertebrae), the two species also have size and structural differences. Just like humans, giraffes are said to ...

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 ...

Parker, a 6-year-old Masai giraffe at the Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, died after he became stuck in a support structure at the giraffe enclosure gate, USA Today reported. The incident happened on ...

Discover how long necks evolved in giraffes, driven by competition for mates, not just for reaching food in trees. Darwin was the first to propose that long necks evolved in giraffes because they ...

Wonkito is a wild giraffe who lives in Kenya, the cause of his crooked neck is still unknown Wonkito is back, and the wild giraffe is looking stronger than ever. According to Philip J. Briggs, a ...

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Wonkito is back, and the wild giraffe is looking stronger than ever. According to Philip J. Briggs, a conservationist and nature photographer, Wonkito is a wild giraffe with a "dramatically crooked ...