enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Giraffe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

    The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa.It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth.Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies.

  3. The Strange Way Giraffes Fight - AOL

    www.aol.com/strange-way-giraffes-fight-140232689...

    Rather than taking advantage of this, the opposing giraffe lines up head-to-toe, or head-to-head with the other giraffe. Each giraffe gets to fight from their preferred side. Amazingly ...

  4. Northern giraffe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_giraffe

    The current IUCN taxonomic scheme lists one species of giraffe with the name G. camelopardalis and nine subspecies. [1] [7] A 2021 whole genome sequencing study suggests the northern giraffe as a separate species, and postulates the existence of three distinct subspecies, [8] and more recently, one extinct subspecies.

  5. Giraffidae - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffidae

    The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a recent common ancestor with deer and bovids.This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (between one and eight, usually four, species of Giraffa, depending on taxonomic interpretation) and the okapi (the only known species of Okapia).

  6. Giraffes Need Protections of Endangered Species Act After ...

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/giraffes-protections...

    There are approximately 117,000 wild giraffes around the world, per the Giraffe Conservation Foundation.This number has decreased by nearly 30% since the 1980s. Meanwhile, the population of ...

  7. Tennessee zoo names the world’s first spotless giraffe - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/zoo-claims-world-only-spotless...

    The giraffe was born on 31 July. ... Lighter Side. Medicare. News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in.

  8. Category:Giraffes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Giraffes

    Articles relating to the giraffe, a tall African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa.It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. . The giraffe's chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its spotted coat patter

  9. The rare giraffe born without spots now has a name - AOL

    www.aol.com/rare-giraffe-born-without-spots...

    In fact, Kipekee is the first giraffe of her kind without spots since one that was born in Tokyo in 1972, according to Bright. “So there are no other living giraffes of this color,” he said.