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 team of biology and optics researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in Spain has found that the unique undercoating of the barn owl helps to make it less visible to prey when flying ...

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, ...

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.

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.