Giraffe

The newest female giraffe at the Tulsa Zoo injured herself while being transported from Ohio to Oklahoma and now has a noticeable crick in her neck that may be permanent, zoo officials said. Despite her injury Amali, the 5-year-old giraffe...

In this article: Tulsa Zoo, Ohio, Cumberland, and Oklahoma

...the animal feed on different browse, thermoregulate its body and be more vigilant. But he wanted to find out more about how the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) maintains such a long neck and is able to overcome its physiological...

In this article: Onderstepoort, University of Wyoming, South Africa, Laramie, and Zimbabwe

...away. Later in the evening, he did it again. Maybe he had struck out with all the women at the bar and this giraffe was looking pretty good.' The poor giraffe belongs to the Bug A Boo children's store and was removed to a place of safety at...

In this article: Oregon, USA

...had closed for the night, McDowell returned to the Bug A Boo storefront and again picked up the giraffe, Smith said. McDowell was walking with the giraffe toward a parking lot at Water and B streets when Hull apprehended him. "It took a...

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...Faso and he ordered several captured, said Omer Kodjo Dovi of the Niamey-based Association to Safeguard the Giraffes of Niger. But "the giraffes went into a panic," Dovi said. "They couldn't outrun the trucks." The animals weigh up to...

In this article: Niger, Africa, West Africa, and Revenue

...people have with the giraffe, and it is the last wildlife left in this whole area." As their numbers rise, the giraffes are on the move. They are looking for fresh ranges and keeping track of them is vital. Conservationists have been...

In this article: Niger, Niamey, Cattle, Poaching, Atlantic coast, West Africa, and Chad