OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo has welcomed a member to the giraffe family. On Friday, Zoo officials announced the birth of a female giraffe calf from the parents of Julu and Demetri.

It’s wait 'til next year for the Bronx giraffe in the Mets’ 5-Borough Mascot Race. The supremely unlucky giraffe, who represents the Bronx because that borough has a famous zoo, lost by a neck to the ...

Banham Zoo keepers spent three years getting 16-year-old Mahiri to use her inhaler confidently Banham Zoo/Facebook Banham Zoo's 16-year-old giraffe, Mahiri, is believed to be the first giraffe in the ...

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The Nashville Zoo is mourning the loss of the matriarch of its giraffe herd. Nasha, an 11-year-old Masai giraffe, died in mid-August from intestinal complications, the Zoo posted on Facebook Aug. 25. ...

The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, now officially recognizes four distinct giraffe species, it announced on Aug. 21. Until recently, giraffes across Africa were classified as a ...

The zoo is considering three names for the calf: Zane (means “noble”), Malik (means “king”), and Albert (a reference to Lake Albert in Uganda). Guests who make a donation to the Giraffe Conservation ...

A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes. A Masai giraffe, native to East Africa, is one of four ...

New classification could trigger urgent protection as three species face threat. LONDON -- Giraffes, long considered a single species, have now been recognized as four genetically distinct species in ...

The giraffe population in Ohio is growing. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is celebrating the birth of a male giraffe calf, delivered Aug. 15 at about 8:30 a.m., the zoo announced Aug. 20. The newborn is ...

Wonkito is a wild giraffe who lives in Kenya, the cause of his crooked neck is still unknown PHILLIP J BRIGGS / CATERS NEWS In 2019, Philip J. Briggs photographed a wild giraffe with a severely ...