A classic example of natural selection at work is the origin of giraffes’ long necks. The ancestors of modern giraffes were animals similar to deer or antelope, with necks of ordinary length.

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

With a new safari, travelers can also work with giraffes. Namibia has some of ... and with a new safari slated to begin in July from Natural Selection, travelers can observe these unique sights ...

limiting giraffe-related trade would help protect the species globally. The move follows years of advocacy. In 2017, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council ...

The first Europeans to see giraffes thought they were too strange ... rhinos and other charismatic mammals. They have few natural predators and, as the tallest land mammal on safari, their high ...

but it takes a different approach to natural selection. Lamarckism proposes that animals acquire characteristics based on use or disuse during their lives, rather than through hard-coded genetic ...