Those impossibly long legs that make giraffes look like they’re walking on stilts aren’t just architectural supports for a tall body. Scientists have discovered they’re actually energy-saving devices ...

When a baby giraffe was born with an unusual joint problem in February, caretakers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park got worried. And then they got creative. The keepers were concerned that baby ...

The African continent contains a plethora of creatures great and small, but none stick out quite like giraffes. They tower above the competition. They also look practically alien compared to the more ...

A baby giraffe was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park with an unusual disorder that caused her front limbs to bend the wrong way. The baby giraffe was born with abnormal limb hyperextension, which ...

SEATTLE -- A baby giraffe with leg abnormalities is getting a little help taking its first steps, thanks to some custom-made therapeutic shoes. When the giraffe was just 5 days old, zookeepers at the ...