If you've ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in Africa. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Wonkito is back, and the wild giraffe is looking stronger than ever. According to Philip J. Briggs, a conservationist and nature photographer, Wonkito is a wild giraffe with a "dramatically crooked ...

The African continent contains a plethora of creatures great and small, but none stick out quite like giraffes. They tower above the competition. They also look practically alien compared to the more ...

A young giraffe with a zigzagging, seemingly broken neck has recently been spotted for the first time in South Africa. Almost nothing is known about this deformed animal, including how it got its ...

Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual you need food. To survive as a species you need sex. Not surprisingly then, the age-old question of why ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Giraffes didn't always look like the elegant giants we recognize — ancient giraffes looked more like deer. But something ...

What's with the long neck? While a common hypothesis has been that competition among male giraffes affected the length of their necks in evolution, a new publication has suggested otherwise. This work ...

Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual, you need food. To survive as a species, you need sex. Not surprisingly, then, the age-old question of why ...

A baby giraffe has died of a broken neck at Zoo Miami, zoo officials said. The giraffe, born Dec. 15, was found by the zoo's staff Saturday morning, spokesperson Ron Magill said. "Because the event ...

ARDMORE, Okla. (CNN) – A chiropractor in Oklahoma had a special patient with a lot of neck to adjust. Not only does Dr. Joren Whitley work on humans, but he treats animals, too. That’s why he was ...

Wonkito is a wild giraffe who lives in Kenya, the cause of his crooked neck is still unknown Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal ...