Last month in Kenya, a giraffe found herself in a precarious position. While grazing with her family, she unwittingly stepped into a paint can, trapping her hoof inside. The giraffe struggled to walk, ...

Another giraffe calf has been born at the Abilene Zoo this month. Earlier in May, Pele the giraffe gave birth to her first ...

A resort in Nairobi, Kenya, is known as one of the most Instagrammed properties in the world because the guests are treated to close encounters with the world's tallest animals — giraffes. But Giraffe ...

I come from a pretty small family, so when my father married a South African woman with a large extended family, I was delighted. They are an interesting bunch: Russian Jews, some of whom survived the ...

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 ...

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Joerg Jebram, who oversees the European Endangered Species Program for giraffes, explains why he believes the Copenhagen Zoo was correct in its decision to kill 2-year-old Marius. Q: ...

Life would be incredibly strange and difficult if you were an animal, with many new everyday problems that you couldn’t even begin to imagine. That is one of the messages that talented Japanese artist ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jason Pootoolal, president of Save the Giraffes, about using in vitro fertilization for wild giraffes to save the species from extinction. Giraffes might be facing ...