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  2. The Strange Way Giraffes Fight - AOL

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    Giraffes, just like humans, have seven cervical vertebrae. Unlike humans, giraffe cervical vertebrae are attached to each other with ball and socket joints, making them able to bend their necks in ...

  3. Heterochrony - Wikipedia

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    Giraffes gain their long necks by a different heterochrony, extending the development of their cervical vertebrae; they retain the usual mammalian number of these vertebrae, seven. [1] This number appears to be constrained by the use of neck somites to form the mammalian diaphragm muscle; the result is that the embryonic neck is divided into ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Discokeryx - Wikipedia

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    The neck adaptations of Discokeryx help scientists to better understand the triggers for the evolution of the necks of giraffoids. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Compared to extant head-butting animals such as rams and musk-oxen, D. xiezhi had the most optimized head-butting adaptations of all, with a skull that protected the brain more efficiently than other ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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.

  8. Thornicroft's giraffe - Wikipedia

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    Thornicroft's giraffes are tall with very long necks. [8] They have long, dark tongues and skin-colored horns. [9] Giraffes have a typical coat pattern, with regional differences among subspecies. The pattern consists of large, irregular shaped brown to black patches separated by white to yellow bands. [9] Male giraffes' coats darken with age ...

  9. Poachers have African giraffes on the verge of extinction - AOL

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    African giraffes are in danger of becoming extinct. Hunting and poaching have decimated the continent's giraffe population by about 40 percent, according to one estimate. There are now only about ...