giraffes
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Metal AF Giraffe Cousins Had Skulls Made for Bashing
Before evolution made giraffes, it made this feisty little gentleman.
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A Daring Giraffe Rescue Is Underway in Kenya
Conservationists, government officials, and local community members are banding together to pull off a rescue of eight giraffes stranded on a shrinking island in Kenya. In order to save these animals, they created a giraffe-safe barge to get them across to safe land. They made the first successful rescue of a giraffe named Asiwa today,…
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Giraffes Could Have Evolved Their Long Necks For A Surprising Reason
You probably think you know how giraffe necks evolved. Maybe the ancestors of giraffes ate leaves from trees, and the ones who could reach the most leaves were the fittest, and therefore passed that trait down to the silly-looking long-necked animals we see today. But scientists don’t know that — in fact, there are at…
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Giraffes Are Headed Toward Extinction
It feels like just last week the majestic giraffe finally had its moment in the spotlight. Wait, that was last week. At long last, the world’s tallest land mammals are getting the respect they deserve. Except, because everything we humans love we somehow destroy, giraffes are now dying.