A circulatory system that beats gravity. Spots that dissipate heat. This giant is purpose-built for its size and surroundings. This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic ...

In 2014, the Copenhagen Zoo grabbed the world’s attention by killing and publicly dissecting Marius, a healthy 24-month-old giraffe. Today ... in November and has published several papers on the ...

Another explanation that hasn’t gained as much traction among giraffe researchers is the “necks for sex” hypothesis, according to Nature. This theory postulates their elongated necks arose from mating ...

The pairing is an homage to Museum founder Richard Owen and his role in the development of the modern study of comparative anatomy and arrangement of collections when the Museum opened in 1881. The ...

Whilst giraffe taxidermy is comparatively common in many museums, mounted skeletons of these animals are not. 'It allows the general public, students and researchers to examine the full skeletal ...