The El Paso Zoo made history April 19 with the birth of its first giraffe, an endangered species. Zoo officials announced that Gigi had a healthy male giraffe, born about 9 p.m. in the zoo's hoof ...

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NEW DELHI – Giraffes, the world’s tallest animals, are no longer considered a single species. A new global review has confirmed that there are actually four distinct species, reshaping how scientists ...

Quick Take The official 4-species status was achieved only after reviewing recent genetic, morphological, and biogeographic ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia, September 8, 2025 (ENS) – A fresh assessment of the tallest living land animal and largest ruminant on Earth has officially recognized four distinct species of giraffes, overturning ...

Photographed on a private game reserve in central Namibia, this young Angolan giraffe is the first spotless giraffe recorded in the wild in Africa A so-far unique wild spotless giraffe has been ...

Giraffes are just as astonishing on the inside as they are to look at. Standing up to 19 feet tall, they require enormously high blood pressure to pump blood up to the head, yet they suffer few, if ...

Over the last couple of days of 'giraffe watch' there's been a lot of questions being asked about April and her situation specifically. So we finally have some answers for you. WUSA9 spoke with Jordan ...

One giraffe in New York has turned into a viral sensation after a live stream of her pregnancy has attracted millions of viewers. April, a giraffe at Animal Adventure Park in New York, is pregnant ...

Because of their height, giraffes require scarily high blood pressures—yet they escape the massive health problems that plague humans with hypertension Bob Holmes, Knowable Giraffes are just as ...