Strict restrictions will continue to apply to the trade in giraffes, despite a move to exempt certain populations of the African animal.A vote on the issue on Saturday at the World Wildlife Conference ...

A giraffe is pictured with a viaduct of the Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway in the background in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, on May 16, 2025. (Li Yahui / Xinhua via AFP) NAIVASHA, Kenya (AFP) ...

Zoos and wildlife parks across North America are home to hundreds of giraffes that awe millions of visitors each year. These gentle giants tower over the crowds, serving as living ambassadors for ...

Iceland has no shortage of natural dangers – volcanic eruptions, glacial floods, scaldingly hot springs and bitterly cold winters. But it is at least one of the few places on Earth where humans don't ...

Giraffes must maintain high blood pressure compared to humans to help them lift and lower their heads without creating irregular blood flows to the brain. ©SANDARU ...

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Save the Giraffes, a Texas-based nonprofit founded by the team behind Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, has announced two major milestones in global giraffe ...

Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some cases, those animals represent valuable "assurance ...

1 Acoustics Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria 2 Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE), Gruenau im Almtal, Austria Introduction: ...

New genomic research shows widespread hybridization among North American giraffes in zoos and private ranches, diminishing their conservation value. Wild giraffes can’t afford to lose their backups.