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'World's rarest' giraffe born without spots at Tennessee zoo
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A zoo in Tennessee celebrated the birth of a rare spotless giraffe, but its lack of patches could harm its chances of survival.
Endangered Masai giraffes may be inbreeding themselves to extinction
By Ethan Freedman published
"Fifty years from now, will there be Masai giraffes? I don't know. I think it's a 50/50 proposition," Douglas Cavener, who has published a new study on the risks facing the species, told Live Science.
Giraffe sex is even weirder than we thought, and it involves pee
By Tom Metcalfe published
Giraffes don't go into heat, don't have a breeding season and don't make mating calls. So how do giraffes know when it's the right time for love?
Short-necked giraffe relative discovered in China. It used its helmet head to bash rivals.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists uncovered 16.9 million-year-old fossils of the beast.
Mom & baby giraffe trapped on a sinking island rescued in months-long operation
By Mindy Weisberger published
A months-long rescue operation transported the last of nine stranded giraffes to their new home in a mainland sanctuary.
Adorable dwarf giraffes spotted for the first time
By Rachael Rettner published
Too bad they'll have trouble mating.
Lightning killed 2 giraffes in South Africa: Were they doomed by their height?
By Mindy Weisberger published
After two dead giraffes were discovered in a South African nature reserve, scientists determined that the animals had been struck by lightning.
Two of the last white giraffes on Earth were slaughtered by poachers
By Brandon Specktor published
A rare white giraffe and her 7-month-old calf were found slaughtered in a nature conservancy in Kenya this week. There may be just one more white giraffe left on Earth.
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