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With their comically long necks, horn-like head ornaments and lengthy strides, giraffes are some of the most bizarre creatures alive. But if you think they're weird, wait until you see their dead ...

Being extremely tall is sort of a giraffe’s whole thing. So when scientists recently spotted two wild giraffes with relatively short legs—nearly halving their adult height—they were stunned. “The ...

The neck of a giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is a marvelous thing. Comprised of only seven vertebrae* - no more than in your neck - the towering feat of natural engineering is at once stunning and ...

A strange early relative of the giraffe was perfectly adapted for some serious headbutting 17 million years ago, according to new research. The oddball giraffoid didn't have the signature long neck of ...

Discover how long necks evolved in giraffes, driven by competition for mates, not just for reaching food in trees. Darwin was the first to propose that long necks evolved in giraffes because they ...