Two of four tested giraffes seemed to be able to mentally combine numbers to get one of their favorite treats: carrots. But ...

Researchers found that some animals could “count” carrots in a test—and may have better numerical skills than dogs or horses.

PORTLAND, Ore. — On the corner of Northeast Burnside Street and 76th Avenue, nestled somewhere between hobby and obsession, sits The Giraffe House. The name is written above the garden gate flanked by ...

The giraffe population has dwindled to a point where the species should be protected under federal endangered species laws, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday, signaling what would be the first ...

New research finds that giraffes much prefer flat terrain and do not traverse slopes of more than 20°, which severely limits the areas in, and outside, protected reserves they can access. The findings ...

If I could be any animal, I’d choose to be a giraffe. Not a lion, not an eagle, not even a sleek and fast cheetah—a giraffe. Now, I know that might not be the most obvious choice. When people think of ...