However, back in 2016, a deep dive into their genetics revealed there are in fact four species: the Masai, northern, reticulated, and southern giraffe. Now, new research has further confirmed this ...

Giraffes are among the world’s most recognisable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements and unique coat patterns, they have inspired people’s imaginations for ...

After performing the most detailed genomic sequence analysis to date of the world’s tallest land animal, researchers argue for the existence of four distinct giraffe species. But their report, ...

Africa’s giraffes may be made up of four different species, a new study found. Long considered a single species with geographic variations, an analysis of 515 giraffe skulls pinpointed distinct ...

When palaeontologist and zoologist Nikolaos Kargopoulos embarked on a research project two years ago to analyse the skull morphology of giraffes, he believed that “a giraffe was just a giraffe”.

Africa's giraffe population has ... under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. When the Service missed its deadline to move forward, in 2021 we sued the agency — and finally, in 2024, the Service proposed ...

Relocating animals to create new populations could bolster some species but poses ... out in front of the giraffe to cut her off. The tires screech to a halt so that four men in the bed can ...

Mice and giraffes may look like they could not be more different from each other. But under the surface they have more in common than it may first seem. There are thought to be over 5,400 species of .

A rare baby giraffe species has been born at Chester Zoo in a boost to a special global breeding programme. The Rothschild's giraffe, named Stanley, fell on to a bed of straw at the weekend after ...

we were able to show that there are significant differences in the skull shapes of the different types of giraffe—and confirm that there are four species. These new findings are crucial for ...

we were able to show that there are significant differences in the skull shapes of the different types of giraffe – and confirm that there are four species. These new findings are crucial for ...