When did the San Antonio Zoo get a giraffe? I know from reading “West with Giraffes,” by Lynda Rutledge, that the San Diego Zoo did not get one until 1938 and that they were very rare in U.S. zoos at ...

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 ...

It is undoubtedly one of the most majestic creatures in the animal kingdom. But it turns out there's not just one species of giraffe. In fact, there are four. Scientists from the International Union ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZ) has established a first-of-its-kind giraffe training, knowledge-sharing, and giraffe emergency response program called the ...

Giraffes are one of the most iconic species that roam our planet, so you’re likely familiar with most of their quirks and eccentricities (seriously, what’s the deal with those ludicrously long necks?) ...

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The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, now officially recognizes four distinct giraffe species, it announced on Aug. 21. Until recently, giraffes across Africa were classified as a ...

A Tennessee zoo has welcomed a rare spotless giraffe to its family. On July 31, Brights Zoo in Limestone announced the birth of a baby giraffe — born a solid brown color. "Giraffe experts believe she ...

The sighting follows the July 31 birth of a spotless giraffe calf named Kipekee at a Tennessee zoo Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, parenting and pop ...