The mother Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said. The newborn, ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo announced on Christmas Eve that a baby pygmy hippo was born at the Chesterfield zoo on Dec. 9.

A new study from Linnaeus University reports that plant and insect diversity in Swedish oak forests increases toward the north. This finding contrasts with established global biodiversity patterns ...

Zookeepers reported the birth of a new giraffe in the early morning hours of December 17. The baby and its mom, Emma, are bonding and doing well. The giraffe’s sex has not been determined, ...

Giraffes struggle to walk up steep hills because they are too top-heavy and may fall over, scientists believe. The savannah giants are the tallest land animals in the world and can reach heights ...

DUBAI – Mention United Arab Emirates, and the images that come to mind are usually of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, or the palm tree-shaped Palm Jumeirah islands. But the ...

Giraffes really do struggle with slopes, reveals new research. The long-legged giants of Africa's savanna plains have often been seen as awkward at negotiating terrain that isn't flat. Now a new study ...

Giraffes really do struggle with slopes, reveals new research. The long-legged giants of Africa's savanna plains have often been seen as awkward at negotiating terrain that isn't flat. Now a new ...

Giraffe populations are already under threat from habitat loss, poaching, and conflicts with humans. While they are spread across 21 African countries, their numbers have been declining.

Giraffes are tough animals that can handle changes in food and pressure from humans. People usually think of them as living in flat, open grasslands in Africa, but their real home can also include ...

New research finds that giraffes much prefer flat terrain and do not traverse slopes of more than 20°, which severely limits the areas in, and outside, protected reserves they can access.