Giraffes didn't always look like the elegant giants we recognize — ancient giraffes looked more like deer. But something happened over the past millennia that drove giraffes to evolve the ...

An analysis of skull and vertebrae fossils suggests that an early relative of giraffes butted heads to compete for mates, which may reveal why modern giraffes are so throaty. “Discokeryx has extreme ...

In a new study, an international research team used genome sequencing for the first time to reveal clues about the genetic changes that led to the evolution of the giraffe’s stature and its ...

Although male and female giraffes have the same body proportions at birth, they are significantly different as they reach sexual maturity. Females have proportionally longer necks and longer ...

SAM: Ooh! Those leaves look so yummy! Ooh… I wish I had a longer neck so I could reach them! GRANDDAD: Long, long ago, that's exactly what the giraffe said. SAM: Did they? GRANDDAD: Oh, yes!

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Researchers Find Evidence in 7-Million-Yr-Old Fossil of How Giraffes Evolved To Have Such Admirably Long Necks Giraffes are ...

Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...