GIRAFFES

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in honor of National Zoo Keeper Week. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought my career would turn out exactly how I envisioned it when I was younger. When I was as ...

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis): The giraffe is an African mammal and is the tallest living land animal. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Artiodactyla Family: | Giraffidae Genus: | Giraffa Species: | camelopardalis A study published in the scientific journal Current ...

Earlier this week, two extremely rare and mesmerizingly white giraffes, a mother and calf, were killed by poachers in Kenya, leaving only one white giraffe, a male (or bull). The white giraffes showed signs of a disorder known as leucism, which is a partial loss ...

When you're this tall, getting a drink of water can be challenging. With their high blood pressure, one would think giraffes should get a head rush when they bend down to drink from a watering hole. Luckily, their anatomy is tailored to combat this very ...