Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research suggests
But giraffes’ necks aren’t their only long feature. They have very long legs, proportionally, which contribute to their ...
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Scientists finally think they know why giraffe necks are so long
But something happened over the past millennia that drove giraffes to evolve the longest necks of any living animal. What that driver was, however, has been the subject of a 150-year-long debate ...
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KS1 Science: Why does the giraffe have a long neck?
How come the giraffe is still eating? LONG-NECKED GIRAFFE: Oh! Long necks can come in very handy, you know. GRANDDAD: And she was right. With her longer neck, the giraffe could reach the juicy ...
Giraffe intercourse, toxic whales and more: A new book digs deep into animal kingdom ephemera
The Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate on the planet, capable of living hundreds of years in cold waters thousands of ...
Central Florida Zoo giraffe, Rafiki, dies after long, chronic illness
Rafiki, a beloved giraffe at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, has died after a long chronic illness, the zoo said ...
Central Florida zoo mourns loss of beloved giraffe after long battle with illness
Giraffes have faced a “silent extinction” with a 40% decline in population over recent generations, officials said. Rafiki was an important part of the Species Survival Plan (SSP), an AZA conservation ...
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Why does the giraffe have a long neck?
Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago, giraffes didn’t have long necks. They wanted to eat the higher leaves but had to compete with elephants and antelopes for the lower ...