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Researchers Find Evidence in 7-Million-Yr-Old Fossil of How Giraffes Evolved To Have Such Admirably Long Necks
Researchers Find Evidence in 7-Million-Yr-Old Fossil of How Giraffes Evolved To Have Such Admirably Long Necks Giraffes are ...
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KS1 Science: Why does the giraffe have a long neck?
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 ...
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“Necks for Sex” May Explain Giraffes’ Distinctive Anatomy
“Discokeryx has extreme morphologies of the head and neck adapted for head-butting behavior,” study coauthor and paleontologist Jin Meng tells Reuters. Another explanation that hasn’t gained as much ...
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Scientists Solve Mystery of Giraffe's Long Neck
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 ...
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How is a mouse like a giraffe?
A giraffe's neck is extraordinary long, making up a large part of its height. This allows the animal to reach the leaves of tall trees. But an elongated neck is also integral to the courtship ...
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Why does the giraffe have a long neck?
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 ...