The scene is strikingly reminiscent of children playfully hitching a ride on a grown-up’s body. One lion clambers onto the giraffe’s back, while two others wrap themselves around his legs. The giraffe ...

A beloved Masai giraffe born at the Greenville Zoo in 2012 has died in a tragic accident. The Toronto Zoo broke the heartbreaking news on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2026, describing the loss to the public in a ...

“Kasi,” which means “speed” in Swahili, was born on Nov. 16, and the public helped pick her name by way of an online vote. More than 11,000 votes were cast, and Kasi’s margin of victory was by nearly ...

And then there were five. The Maryland Zoo has added a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) to its herd, which has grown from two members to five since this time last year. You must ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of a giraffe calf to a first-time mother who was also born at the zoo years earlier. The zoo announced Masai giraffe Mawe gave birth to her first ...

The giraffe calf born at the San Diego Zoo on Nov. 30. (Photo courtesy of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) Endangered Masai giraffe Mawe has stepped into motherhood for the first time welcoming ...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Detroit Zoo has welcomed a new baby giraffe! In a Facebook post, zoo officials announced that 7-year-old Zara gave birth to the female giraffe at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov.

The Kansas City Zoo’s Masai giraffe herd welcomed a spotty new addition into its mix Nov. 4, and the zoo needs your help picking the baby boy’s name. First-time mom Chandy gave birth to a ...

Construction crews at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo place the last steel structural beam on the new giraffe center coming in 2026. (Brenna McGowan, The Gazette) The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo had a “topping ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo's newest arrival is a healthy male giraffe, the zoo announced in a press release. The 5'8, 156-pound baby giraffe was born Sept. 24 to his mother Katie and father Tebogo, the ...

A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes. A Masai giraffe, native to East Africa, is one of four ...