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  2. The Strange Way Giraffes Fight - AOL

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    As you watch the video, you can hear the loud whacks coming from the neck punches, indicating these giraffes are hitting hard. And in the end, one triumphs while the other loses his footing.

  3. Focus on research: Female giraffes drove the evolution of ...

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    A Penn State researcher has been trying to get to the bottom of the age-old question of why giraffes have long necks. Focus on research: Female giraffes drove the evolution of long necks, new ...

  4. Giraffe Has the Sweetest Expression After Visit From the ...

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    Giraffes have those long necks — so it stands to reason that sometimes things will fall out of place. Standing on a platform high above the ground, Whitley slowly manipulated the giraffe's neck ...

  5. Giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Thus, these nerve cells have a length of nearly 5 m (16 ft) in the largest giraffes. [77] Despite its long neck and large skull, the brain of the giraffe is typical for an ungulate. [79] Evaporative heat loss in the nasal passages keep the giraffe's brain cool. [53] The shape of the skeleton gives the giraffe a small lung volume relative to its ...

  6. List of examples of convergent evolution - Wikipedia

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    The sauropods and giraffes independently evolved long necks. [72] The horned snouts of ceratopsian dinosaurs like Triceratops have also evolved several times in Cenozoic mammals: rhinos, brontotheres, Arsinoitherium, and Uintatherium. [73] Rhynchosaur teeth resemble that of the extant rodents.

  7. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Giraffes Necking

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    Male giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis), such as the two pictured here, often engage in necking for various reasons, including combat and competition over females. Males with longer necks and heavier heads are at an advantage in duels and thus have greater access to estrous females, suggesting that the giraffe's distinctive long neck may be a ...

  8. Okapi - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 November 2024. Species of mammal This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Okapi (disambiguation). Okapi Male okapi at Beauval Zoo Female okapi at Zoo Miami Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class ...

  9. Hiker in South Africa Learns the Hard Way Why Not to ... - AOL

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    Giraffes are peaceful animals and rarely harm humans. They are not aggressive by nature, and like the giraffe in this video, they main defense mechanism is using their strong legs to kick.