Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...
The giraffe's tail can be up to 8 feet long, which helps it swat away flies in the wild. With a tail length of about 3 feet, it uses its prehensile tail to grasp objects and move between trees.
The name chosen for the male giraffe calf was Nyasi, which means "grass" in Swahili, the language spoken in Kenya, Louisville Zoo spokesperson Kyle Shepherd said in a news release Wednesday.
One of Seneca Park Zoo’s young Masai giraffes is heading out of Rochester. In a Sept. 18 Facebook post, the zoo announced that Pippi “will soon be leaving to join another zoo family.” ...
The Louisville Zoo's new baby giraffe has a name.The zoo had people vote on three and on Wednesday, they announced the winner: Nyasi.See video of Nyasi and his mother in the player above.Nyasi ...