Two of four tested giraffes seemed to be able to mentally combine numbers to get one of their favorite treats: carrots. But ...

Giraffes are best known for their towering necks, but their beautifully spotted coats are just as distinctive — and they serve important functions. One reason is for camouflage; a giraffe's spots help ...

A new study reveals that giraffes can use statistical inferences to predict the likelihood of receiving carrot slices rather than zucchini slices, Phys.org reports. According to researchers, this ...

Researchers found that some animals could “count” carrots in a test—and may have better numerical skills than dogs or horses.

With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best-loved and most recognizable of animals. Despite their elevated stature, however, giraffes have kept their ...

What began as one woman's dream of having breakfast with a giraffe has grown into a farm-and-safari experience just outside ...

Reasoning about probabilities is something humans can’t always manage especially well, but it’s clearly a skill we’re capable of. In the wider world of animals, however, there are very few species we ...

If you've ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in Africa. Only giraffes have direct access to those ...

Giraffes have noticeable projections on their heads, but they are not horns; they are called ossicones. Ossicones are permanent bony outgrowths covered with skin. Scientists hypothesize that they are ...

Have you noticed the small projections on the top of a giraffe’s head and assumed that they were horns? They are called ossicones and are not actually horns at all. These fascinating structures are ...