One reason is for camouflage; a giraffe's spots help it blend into its surroundings. The irregular markings break up the ...

The Abilene Zoo announced Tuesday that one of its young giraffes died suddenly. Makena, a one-year-and-ten-month-old female giraffe "passed away unexpectedly from natural causes during the early ...

Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research ...

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.

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 ...

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Zoo announced on Monday the birth of a female giraffe. The calf was born just after noon on Sunday and is said to be healthy and nursing well from mom, Shani, a Masai ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - An Alabama zoo welcomed a special new addition to its animal population this week. The Birmingham Zoo said a baby female giraffe was born on Wednesday at 12:19 ...