A new assessment of giraffes has officially recognized four distinct species, all in Africa, overturning prior ...

The third species we can officially recognise is the Northern giraffe. This animal lives in western Ethiopia, central and ...

Giraffes, long considered a single species, are now recognized as four genetically distinct species in a decision by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

New research led by African scientists has confirmed that giraffes are not one species but four, a reclassification set to ...

Northern giraffes, reticulated giraffes, Masai giraffes and Southern giraffes — according to new data and genetic studies.

We're used to thinking of giraffes as one species. Turns out, there are actually four distinct species of the world's tallest mammal.

Until now, all giraffes were assumed to be just one species. But, in a major breakthrough, four distinct species have now been officially recognised.

The giraffe population has dwindled to a point where the species should be protected under federal endangered species laws, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday, signaling what would be the first ...

Keepers at Banham Zoo in Norfolk, spent three years teaching a giraffe to use the specially adapted device to help clear her ...

Paraceratherium, primarily living in Asia during the Oligocene epoch, has been deemed the largest ever land mammal in the ...

Giraffes are one of the world's most distinct and well-loved creatures, always thought to be one species. But now scientists at the International Union for Conservation of Nature say we can welcome ...