Tag: giraffes
Namibia feeds its citizens elephants, zebras, giraffes and other animals familiar from nature documentaries | News
Namibia has said that the reason for the special wildlife slaughter operation is the record drought. Namibia, located in southwest Africa, has not suffered from a drought as bad as…
Birth of twin Maasai giraffes in Nairobi National Park
It is a rare event. A Maasai giraffe in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, gave birth to twins. The tourism and wildlife minister says the country welcomes them “with love”. Two…
The giraffe’s long neck a “sexual weapon”
The giraffe has a long neck to be able to eat high-lying leaves, assumed the father of evolutionary theory Charles Darwin. Now, new findings suggest that it is rather sexual…
The giraffe’s long neck a “sexual weapon”
Chinese researchers claim that giraffe males’ quarrels over females have led them to develop such long necks. The research is based on an unusual fossil from the Miocene era that…