The sun bathes the landscape in a warm glow as the giraffe’s presence brings an unexpected sense of joy to the wide, open plains. YourVirals Posted: November 14, 2024 | Last updated: November 14 ...

For almost 50 years, the highly threatened West African giraffe has been absent from Niger's Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve. Illegal hunting, climate change and habitat loss have all contributed to ...

Giraffes are also fond of an early snack. They’ll sleep for only a few minutes at a time, normally only lying down at night, tucking their feet under their body. When a giraffe sleeps it curves ...

Giraffe numbers have dropped by 40 percent in 30 years, to about 110,000 in the wild. This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Of all the large African mammals ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing many giraffe species as either endangered or threatened. It’s the first time the long-necked mammals, native to Africa, would receive federal ...

Each of these potential benefits showcases how giraffes' necks are much more than just an eye-catching trait—they’re a vital adaptation for survival in the African savanna. Giraffes' long neck ...

In the face of poaching, habitat loss and climate change, the agency proposes listing three subspecies of northern giraffes from west, central and east Africa as endangered under the Endangered ...

This unit of three sessions imagines life at a typical waterhole in the African bush as animals come ... Warm up: controlled stretches. Giraffes: arm above head to create neck and head; travelling ...