Scientists finally think they know why giraffe necks are so long
Male giraffes have longer necks than females ... Cavener and his colleagues discovered that the males fell short. "What we ...
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“Necks for Sex” May Explain Giraffes’ Distinctive Anatomy
which may reveal why modern giraffes are so throaty. “Discokeryx has extreme morphologies of the head and neck adapted for head-butting behavior,” study coauthor and paleontologist Jin Meng tells ...
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Genome Reveals Clues to Giraffes’ “Blatantly Strange” Body Shape
Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, where she oversaw the Scientist to Watch, Foundations, and Short Lit columns ... With their long necks, giraffes are a poster child for evolutionary ...
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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 ...
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Giraffe dies after fall at Racine Zoo
It appears when this happened, Jabari was spooked, and fell inside the enclosure, possibly injuring its neck. "Giraffes are very large and gangly, and when that happens, it is never good," said ...
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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 ...